article thumbnail

Thought experiment

Reddit Animals

Although I love dogs they're too dependent on humans, it's true that stray/feral dogs can form packs and survive in the wild a regular dog like a golden retriever would get eaten by a lion instantly. Cats would be the next. Would suprisngly rodents and small animals. From the ones that have a good chance to survive.

article thumbnail

How many birds are killed by windmills and other green energy projects?

10,000 Birds

How many birds to cats kill in the United States? A recent meta study ( The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States ) that applied strict inclusion criteria and some fancy statistics estimates that 2.4 billion birds, plus or minus more than a billion, are killed by cats every year in the US.

Killing 274
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

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

10,000 Birds

Just as the ranger was telling us that we might see wild cats – well, not wild cats, but rather, Wildcats , the wild version of the domestic cat, Felis silvestris lybica , one of those cats popped its head out of the brush about 50 feet beyond her. The most interesting thing about this cat was lack of kitty-cat-ness.

article thumbnail

Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

10,000 Birds

They would realize that wild owls fly silently through the night and grab unwary rodents, not unsuspecting packages of processed cow meat. A pet cat raising orphaned ducklings! That is, until the ducklings grow up, are released into a pond, and greet the local feral cat colony as long-lost relatives. How cute!

article thumbnail

Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The Hawaiian Crows face much more destructive threats–extreme loss of habitat; malaria, the scourge of so many Hawaiian species; predators–rodents, cats and the ‘Io, the Hawaiian Hawk. This is the most intense, tragic section.

article thumbnail

Invasive species in Australia

10,000 Birds

Feral cats have been able to adapt very well in Australia and have grown larger over the years and can survive in areas that you would not expect. Feral cat predation on Pied Oystercatcher eggs. Both climate and terrain will keep some invasive species out of the northern part of Australia.

Australia 157