Design
Strange Urban Animal Infestations, a History
Miami and house-eating snails, Seattle against a band of coyotes, and more stories of urban outbreaks.
Sometimes, the natural world and the urban environment collide. Take Beijing, for example. The city is battling an out-of-control feral cat problem. As contributor Debra Bruno writes:
Beijing isn't alone. Across the world, cities have struggled with feral hogs, house-eating snails, even lions. Below, a look at some of the stranger urban pest problems from recent and not-so-recent history, and how municipalities have dealt with them: