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Are there so many birds that cats don’t matter?

10,000 Birds

I had noted that if you took a quick look around you’d think there were a lot of birds and very few mammals. Of course, a lot of the mammals would be hiding. 1) The total percentage of a species that is killed by some force may have a very large evolutionary or adaptive effect even if the percentage is very small, like in the 0.5

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Feral Cats in American Cities

10,000 Birds

… Matthew Anderson [of Audubon] said proponents of colonies are putting the interests of one invasive speciescats — over the hundreds of other native ones that are their prey. Cats are domesticated animals that are not indigenous wildlife in North America. Those who violate the ordinance can be fined $200.