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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

10,000 Birds

They argue for the elimination of free-range cats entirely. Still, with the help of various sources, the authors have a try: Ninety million cats live in 46 million American homes; There are 100 million feral cats that live outside and eat mostly wildlife, and 50 million owned cats (i.e.,

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

10,000 Birds

But they don’t live in North America. I find it astonishing that people argue of whether feral cats are bad for birds in North America. This almost certainly can be argued to be true just on the basis of logic, because feral Cats are proficient hunters and are entirely out of ecological place. ” Many.

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Filling the Gap Left By DeBooy’s Rail

10,000 Birds

Clapper Rails are common but rarely seen birds across the islands and on my own island are common in a range of habitats that may surprise readers used to seeing them in wetlands in North America. Can we find a suitable island free from feral predators that would devastate the introduced species?