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POR 2017 #244 · Agenda item attachment · Sep 18 2017
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Director of the Animal Commission to review its policies regarding urban wildlife management, to develop a plan that is responsive to the reintroduction of native animals to the urban ecosystem, and to provide guidance to residents unsure of how to mitigate the nuisance from certain species
City of Cambridge
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ORIGINAL ORDER
IN CITY COUNCIL
September 18, 2017
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS:
Animals previously considered wildlife are finding new habitats in Cambridge’s urban
environments, a pattern experienced by cities around North America, and in some
cases these cities are struggling with management of species that thrive in dense
neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS:
Residents lack guidance on how to respond to some of the unique challenges these
animals pose to urban life, and are unclear about what responsibilities the City has in
management of certain populations and mitigating nuisances; now therefore be it
ORDERED:
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Director of the
Animal Commission to review its policies regarding urban wildlife management, to
develop a plan that is responsive to the reintroduction of native animals to the urban
ecosystem, and to provide guidance to residents unsure of how to mitigate the nuisance
from certain species.