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

10,000 Birds

This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing. You can make a similar map for the small carnivores, the Mustelids, such as minks, ermines, otters, etc. We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.4–3.7 ” Many. Probably too many.

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Is The Hooded Grebe About To Go Extinct?

10,000 Birds

If you’ve ever seen a Mink at a distance (a live mink, not a coat) you know that they are cute frolicking fun loving land otters. Nearly 90% of the nests failed during egg stage, mainly due to strong winds and depredation by American mink Neovison vison. At both breeding seasons five lakes contained near 85% of the population.

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