10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

That was one of his cats. He also had tigers, cougars, and some other animals. One day he said, of domestic cats, “Yeah, if those particular cats were scaled up to lion size but with the same attitude, we’d all be cat food.” Smaller and larger animals (if there are any) are taken by other creatures.

Feral Cats 251

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 251

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

While cats do not fill a specific niche normally held by a native carnivore, there are reasons to believe that some of those birds would have been eaten by a wild predator had the cats not been in play. In other words, cats may be a very severe problem in some places, but in other places not a factor at all.

Killing 274

Killing Cats Fish Birds 274

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Even the first explorers to Australia documented there was a risk of extinction of birds and animals into the future and subsequently decided to collect as many specimens as possible! The huge population of feral cats undoubtedly is having a detrimental effect on our bird life.

Species 173

Species Australia Birds Parrots 173