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

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If cats displace ferrets, then that probably means that birds are getting hit harder than rodents, and among birds, adult birds are getting hit harder than eggs or hatchlings. adding wolves, who displace coyotes) can dramatically change the ecology and directly affect species diversity and abundance.

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

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Dogs are similarly dispersed across size ranges, with Foxes, Coyotes, and Wolves taking prey across different parts of the size range. among the Mustilids, and Coyotes and to a lesser extent Foxes. We do know this: In areas where feral cat populations exist, they are often well established. Plus, Coyotes eat Cats.