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Title: Bird groups estimate cats kill one billion birds every year on this continent. North American song bird populations have declined by 40% and research shows that cats account for almost a quarter of this decline.
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URL Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/s ... 1/05/f-feral-cats-current.html
Published: Feb 16, 2012
Author: cbc
Post Date: 2012-02-16 23:04:54 by wudidiz
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Cat populations are booming in North America, sparking a major conflict between cat lovers and people trying to protect birds. In this photo, a stray cat carries a pigeon in its mouth after catching it in the street. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

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#1. To: wudidiz (#0)

The cats catch the old and sickly birds that aren't on their toes/claws anymore. The young, sharp ones don't let cats slip up on them. That also keeps down the disease rates among birds. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it.

ratcat  posted on  2012-02-16   23:13:42 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Do you think it's true that cats in n.a. kill 1 Billion birds a year?

wudidiz  posted on  2012-02-16   23:16:04 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Do you think it's true that cats in n.a. kill 1 Billion birds a year?

Personally I find that questionable. I would want to see something in the way of a valid study before I accepted that number. One million perhaps, but a billion?

Original_Intent  posted on  2012-02-16   23:21:10 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

They're saying the bird population has declined by 40% and that cats are responsible for 1/4 of that.

wudidiz  posted on  2012-02-16   23:42:19 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Left out is the fact that coyotes are everywhere and ensure that feral cats don't live very long in the woods, not to mention that coyotes raid suburban 'hoods for the free meals when people turn their kittycats out at night.

X-15  posted on  2012-02-17   0:20:40 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Left out is the fact that coyotes are everywhere and ensure that feral cats don't live very long in the woods, not to mention that coyotes raid suburban 'hoods for the free meals when people turn their kittycats out at night.

I hear they're also rather partial to Yorkies and other ankle biters. Cougars like them too. Less filling.

Original_Intent  posted on  2012-02-17   1:47:31 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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