Animals in the City

Big animals usually come into cities to find food. In Cape Town, in South Africa, baboons come into the city when they are hungry. They go into gardens and eat fruit from trees. They even go into houses and take food from cupboards and fridges! Baboons are strong animals and they can scare people. But the city can be dangerous for baboons, too. Sometimes, cars and buses kill baboons in accidents. Human food is very bad for the baboons’ teeth because it has a lot of sugar. Now, there are Baboon Monitors working in Cape Town. Their job is to find baboons in the city and return them to the countryside.
In Berlin, in Germany, pigs sometimes come into the city to look for food. They eat flowers and plants in parks and gardens. Sometimes, they eat vegetables from gardens and they walk in the street and cause accidents. Some people like pigs and they give them food and water. Other people do not like pigs and they want the police to stop them entering the city.
In Moscow, in Russia, there are 35,000 wild dogs. The dogs live in parks, old houses, markets and train stations. Some dogs live in groups and others live alone. Many people in Moscow like dogs. They give them food and water. Some people make small houses for the dogs in their gardens. This helps the dogs in winter when the temperature in Moscow is -10 ºC and it's snowy.
Many animals live in cities. In some cities, you can see birds, insects, mice and squirrels every day. But sometimes, it is dangerous when big animals come into the cities to find food. We need to find ways of stopping animals coming into the city without hurting them.