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In a suburb in the Pacific Northwest, Justin ties his ____ for his morning run and steps out at dawn.

As he ____ off his front step, he spots some racoons crossing the street.

Up in a tree, he sees a ____ of squirrels.

Birds begin to sing, and he ____ the beauty of his neighborhood.

While ____, a dangerous sight interrupts the idyllic scene.

A coyote watches as a black ____ searches through a garbage bin for food.

Justin is surprised at his neighborhood transforming into a ____ full of wildlife encounters.

In 2019, it was estimated that more than 1.5 ____ squirrels were living in Chicago and approximately 10,000 foxes in London.

In Seoul, 155 wild ____ were captured in 2022.

Why are ____ so many animals in big cities?

One reason is that many cities are built on biologically fertile and productive land areas, which are attractive not only to ____ but to other creatures as well.

Another reason is due to urban areas becoming greener, inviting ____ wild animals.

Cities have begun ____ more gardens, parks, and legally protected areas for educational, recreational, or other purposes, attracting more wild creatures.

In addition, for some animal species, cities have become a perfect place for feeding, mating, and ____.

Peregrine falcons, for example, use ____ buildings for nesting sites, man-made lighting to hunt for prey at night, and warm urban air currents to soar easily.

Cities have become home, sweet ____, not only to humans but to wild animals.

To some, living among animals might sound idyllic, but to others, wild animals near residential areas, especially those predators high up in the ____ chain, can be an annoyance and a threat.

What could be an optimal approach to dealing with these new ____?

Is there a ____ for humans and animals to live together peacefully in their shared habitat?

In 1981, tragic news shocked Los Angeles ____.

A three-year-old girl was attacked and killed by a ____ in front of her home.

People were outraged and immediately took action to remove the species ____ their neighborhoods.

They killed a total of 55 coyotes over a ____ of 80 days.

Scientists, however, ____ such a destructive control method, as coyotes are highly adaptive and breed quickly.

A study showed that a simulated ____ population survived indefinitely when 70% were killed annually.

This means that killing even ____ of the coyotes in population will have no significant effect.

In coyote packs, a dominant adult pair maintains a strict ____ that prevents others from breeding and controls the population.

Destructive control methods often disrupt this social structure, resulting in increased ____.

Moreover, completely eliminating the species using a control method could cause other ____ such as over-population of rodents and other small prey.

Clearly, it is ____ to predict how nature will balance itself out when humans attempt to control.

Nairobi, Kenya is unique because it is the world’s only capital with a ____ park, which attracts many international tourists with wild lions and other beasts against the backdrop of tall buildings in its urban center.

Living near the park, a thirteen-year-old boy named Richard Turere was responsible for ____ his family’s cattle safe from lions that often came out of the park at night to hunt.

Many neighbors ____ lost their cows, and others their goats and sheep.

While rounding up his cattle one ____, Richard discovered that lions were scared of moving lights and didn’t come near the cattle enclosure when he walked around carrying a flashlight.

Soon, he fastened flashing LED bulbs ____ poles around the enclosure facing the outside and connected them to an old car battery powered by a solar panel.

He devised the lights to flicker on and off ____ time to time.

It ____ perfectly.

After he installed his first “lion ____,” he never spotted lions again, and his family didn’t lose any cattle to them.

Neighbors followed ____, protecting their valuable source of income without killing the unwanted neighbors.

This is an example of a keen observation on animal behavior leading to a creative ____ that brought peace and harmony.

Coyotes and racoons cause conflicts with residents in many towns in ____ America.

Elephants damage crops and property in ____.

Wild boars destroy agricultural fields in Asia and ____.

The idea that wild animals are annoyances or threats that need to be eliminated is common in many parts of the ____.

However, often, unintended consequences occur ____ of this attitude.

A balanced approach is needed, particularly between human safety and the wellbeing of the animals, which ____ be found when we grasp a proper understanding of their behavior as well as their role in their natural habitat.

____ all, we should acknowledge the fact that both humans and animals are temporary tenants of this precious planet.

Neither is less ____ nor more valuable than the other.

Maintaining balance and harmony among all living species is the only ____.