Dequindre Cut, Detroit -- Rewilding
 *  aerial images since 1974 show dramatic increase in vegetation in inner city and dramatic drop in vegetation in suburbs 
 *  increased vegetation leads to increased fauna -- deer, ring-necked pheasant, peregrine falcons are common
* pheasant population is so large, State Department of Natural Resources has been arresting people for game poaching of pheasants for food * state DRN has also been trapping pheasants and releasing them in Northern Michigan under a breeding program
pheasant  water_tower birrd
Photos (www.detroitfunk.com, http://www.detroityes.com/news/070726/601pics/201.htm, author)
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