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

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

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

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

While running, ____ dangerous sight interrupts the idyllic scene.

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

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

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

In Seoul, ____ wild boars were captured in 2022.

Why are ____ so many animals in big cities?

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

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

Cities have begun building ____ 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 ____ for feeding, mating, and nesting.

Peregrine falcons, for example, use tall ____ 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, ____ animals near residential areas, especially those predators high up in the food chain, can be an annoyance and a threat.

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

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

In 1981, tragic news ____ Los Angeles residents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He ____ the lights to flicker on and off from 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 suit, protecting their valuable source of ____ without killing the unwanted neighbors.

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

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

Elephants damage crops and ____ in Africa.

Wild boars destroy agricultural fields in Asia ____ Europe.

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

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

A balanced approach is needed, particularly between human ____ and the wellbeing of the animals, which can 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 ____