Wild animals have 0 _____ made an appearance in the back gardens of American suburbs. They have caused havoc and have 17 domestic pets.

Mountain lions that wander into suburbs are now quite 18 to attack humans, which is worrying, while bears and wolves have 19 discovered rubbish bins. If you find the 20 of your bin scattered all over the garden one morning, there is a distinct 21 that a bear has been feasting there during the night.

Nobody should be particularly surprised by this development, which was predicted by experts years ago, and it’s not 22 under the circumstances. One cause is the massive expansion of 23 into areas that were wild and uninhabited not long ago. In addition, over the past few decades a large number of 24 have been placed on hunting certain animals, allowing their populations to grow. It looks as if humans will simply have to get used to their new neighbours.