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

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Of course, a lot of the mammals would be hiding. So, 5% of all birds might mean 10% of all song birds and really, it might be 20% or more of all the birds that die in a given year for specific species, with the species involved being those that are common to a specific habitat in which the cats are found.

Cats 189

Cats Boston Ferrets Killing 189

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

This would be a night drive, cold, dark, uncomfortable seats, loud engine in the giant 26-seater truck, scanning the brush and the roadside with three or four strong spotlights wrangled by volunteers among the nature-loving tourists, and of course, the headlights of the truck. And, of course, something interesting came along.

Feral Cats 256

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 256

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2013

When I contacted the National Audubon Society for comment I was offered the following, essentially a rewording of their public statement: In the course of the original piece, which has since been edited by the Orlando Sentinel, Mr. Williams described using over-the-counter drugs to poison cats. Pretty standard.

Feral Cats 272

Feral Cats Trap Neuter Return Tnr Extremist 272