10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The subject is one that comes up a lot in this blog and other bird blogs, the subject of cats and their effect on wildlife. As most people know cats, both feral and domestic, have a pretty big impact on wild birds and other wildlife, and the effect of mammals is particularly profound in New Zealand.

New Zealand 125

New Zealand Possums SPCA Cats 125

Animal Ethics

MAY 9, 2008

It was chewing on the remains of a little bird that had fallen out of its nest. Usually possums this small are with their mothers. During this season, a lot of little birds will be falling from the trees. A young bird, yet to reach flight, is extremely vulnerable to pet cats and dogs. Birds, possums, same problem.

Possums 40

Possums Wounded Pets Dogs 40

Reddit Animals

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

I have never once seen a cat anywhere in my neighborhood. None of my neighbors have cats and I'm only aware of one dog owner blocks away. We do have a possum and a raccoon that live somewhere on the property. Birds seem to be mostly some kind of common looking grayish speckled yard birds that I don't know what they are.

Rats 40

Rats Mice Rodents Chipmunks 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

I’ve written at length about the specific vulnerability of insular faunas and the catastrophic extinctions caused by the arrival of rats, mice, ferrets, cats and possums (amongst others), here in New Zealand fully half the pre-human bird species were lost. In New Zealand at least public opinion is generally behind 1080.

Animal Rights 267

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 267

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2012

New Zealand has one of the direst records of extinction is modern times, second on really to Hawaii in terms of bird species lost. Once the link between mammalian invaders and bird extinctions had been confirmed without doubt (something that took a lot longer than it really should have) the problem became what to do about it.

New Zealand 174

New Zealand Rats Mammals Possums 174