Feral

During a walk through the Huntington Botanical Gardens with her mother one morning, Brenda Ramirez was alarmed by the sudden squawks, warbles, and screeches of troops of parrots flying overhead at great speed in tight, precise formations.“I asked my mom what they were,” Ramirez recalled of that day 14 years ago. “She said, ‘Mija, they are just like the parrots from Mexico we’ve seen in zoos, except for one thing: They are free flying and breed in the trees along our city streets.” Aggressive and…

Gremlins star Zach Galligan said a new, live-action Gremlins film is the only thing that makes sense and we don’t disagree. Saw XI has found its director and James Cameron says the next Avatar will be a “rougher ride.” Spoilers, activate!Spoilers of the Week: July 22ndGremlins 3Gremlins star Zach Galligan suggested Warner Bros. is now planning a live-action third film in a recent interview with Screen Rant. I do. I can’t really figure out why Warner Bros. would do two seasons — not one, but two seasons — of the animated…

There’s a productive and, yes, philanthropic way to express your hatred for your ex, as demonstrated by an animal shelter’s not-so-romantic Valentine’s Day campaign.Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center in Blackwood, an animal shelter based in New Jersey, USA, took to its Instagram page on Tuesday (January 30) to launch its “Neuter Your Ex” donation event for Valentine’s Day.To make use of the lovers’ celebratory event, the adoption center has invited people to donate $50 to have a feral cat named after their ex and then…

The many lives of cats will be put to the test in Feral, a new horror comic book from Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner. The duo are the creators of the Stray Dogs, a surprise hit that took a cute and cuddly approach to subvert the serial killer genre, like a Lady and the Tramp meets Silence of the Lambs. That mini-series, released in 2021, has sold nearly one million copies across all formats, according to Image Comics, the publisher behind the titles, and Paramount picked up the movie rights for an…

Managing feral cats has been a complex, costly and controversial challenge for animal welfare organizations, but scientists in the U.S. have developed a new method of contraception that is simpler and less invasive than existing methods — and requires just a single injection.The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates there are  between 30 and 80 million unowned, or feral, cats in the U.S. North America, and Canada could have another 1.4 to 4.5 million. They pose a risk to wildlife, people, pets and often have a poor…

Children of New Zealand, lay down your arms and step away from the feral cats. The opportunity to fire on felines for a cash prize is no more.These Frogs Might Be the Worst Jumpers EverA feral cat hunting contest for kids under 14 years old, slated to take place in North Canterbury on New Zealand’s South Island, is officially cancelled following days of intense pushback. The North Canterbury Hunting Competition announced its resolution to scrap the segment in a Tuesday Facebook post. “The decision has been made to…

via Altitude Film Distribution Based entirely on its existence, writer and director Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was always going to become an internet sensation, thanks to the reinvention of 100 Hundred Acre Wood’s wholesome residents as bloodthirsty and crazed mass murderers. Properties enter the public domain all the time – with the likes of Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, and Robin Hood being just three of the most prominent examples – but only recently has the craze for slapping…

Sid Meier's Railroads, originally released for PC in 2006, in coming to iOS and Android in April. The popular classic railroad business simulation game is being ported to mobile platforms by Feral Interactive, known for its work on porting games such as Grid Autosport and Tropico to mobile platforms. Railroads is the final instalment of the Railroad Tycoon series by renowned video game designer and producer Sid Meier, and fits in well with Feral Interactive's approach to bringing popular simulation games to mobile…

Think of the worst invasive species you know. Kudzu: smothering trees and houses, growing a foot a day. Burmese pythons: stripping the Everglades of small animals. Asian carp: hoovering streams clean of plankton and swimming toward the Great Lakes.They all came from somewhere else, arrived with no natural predators, outcompeted local flora and fauna, and took over whole ecosystems. But they all have their limitations: Kudzu dies in a hard freeze, carp can’t tolerate salt water, and pythons can’t cover long distances very…

Cows grazing in a designated wilderness area in California’s Modoc National Forest. Though cows are permitted and allowed to graze here, in Gila Wilderness the animals are “unauthorized.”Photo: Lauren Leffer / GizmodoIf all has gone according to schedule, then today federal officials from the U.S. Forest Service climbed into helicopters with high-powered rifles and set their sights on cows. A planned “lethal removal” of about 150 un-owned cattle roaming New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness in Gila National Forest was set to begin…