It’s nice to see articles that help confirm some of my anecdotes. I live in Connecticut, and in the last year I’ve seen both a bear and a moose in my yard. And, it’s not like I live somewhere crazy rural - I live on a 0.3 acre lot near UCONN. My neighbors, many of whom have been here for 50 years, comment about how many more eagles, ospreys, fishers, fox, and deer there are today. However, there hasn’t been data to back up these anecdotes.

For the most part, people enjoy it, but there’s a growing cluster of outdoor house cat owners who are dismayed when nature does its thing and Sir Fluffsalot meets his end after an encounter with a fox or eagle.