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June 16, 2011

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Jim Stevenson

Cat Fight

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Texas birder Jim Stevenson faced charges four years ago for shooting and killing a feral cat that was hunting endangered piping plovers near his home in Galveston. In Jim’s trial, the jury couldn't reach a verdict and the case was dismissed. Soon after, Stevenson fled the state when someone shot a bullet through his front door. But the cat versus bird war rages on…

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