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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

10,000 Birds

The relevant numbers involving cats, the people that cherish them, and the birds (and small mammals and reptiles) that they kill are all too large to mean much; you might as well use the funny word “gazillions.” Arriving in North America around the time of Columbus, they have become “one of the most successful invasive species on earth.”.

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

10,000 Birds

As she continued her monologue about these cats, the Wildcat cautiously walked in our direction, never taking its eyes off of us, stiff-legged, ears motionless, striped like a standard “tiger” domestic cat but entirely in grays. The most interesting thing about this cat was lack of kitty-cat-ness.