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Maybe you’ve seen them roving in groups, strutting through the streets and stopping traffic.  

It can feel like turkeys have taken over the neighborhood. 

We think of wildlife as separate from urban life.  But there are a lot of wild critters living all around us in the city. 

 in the last few decades after being driven entirely out of Minnesota. Deer, squirrels, rats and racoons are regular visitors to many people’s back yards. And 

 are vying for territory in city neighborhoods.  

Coming up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two researchers about the secret lives of wild animals in our midst and how they interact with each other and with us. 

Have you encountered a coyote, fox, turkey or other wild animal in your neighborhood? Tell us about it. What questions do you have about the wild animals that live around humans in urban areas?  

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Wild animals are thriving in the city. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two researchers about the coyotes, foxes, turkeys and other city critters that have adapted to urban life. 

Turkeys, coyotes and other city critters

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