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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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They argue for the elimination of free-range cats entirely. million metric tons per year in the United States alone; and. (By And keeping cats, natural hunters, indoors is, as a matter of biology and of common sense, not the healthiest state for them.

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

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Having said that, we expect wind mills to increase in number, and the specific birds that are killed by them may be a particularly sensitive group (i.e. How many birds to cats kill in the United States? eagles and vultures ) so we need to pay attention. Climate change is an existential threat to humans and birds alike.

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The Dracula Bird

10,000 Birds

Its historical year-round range stretches from extreme northwestern Colombia to northern Mexico, with migration into the southwestern United States in the summer. The Brown-headed “Bison-birds” learned to be Cowbirds, and expanded their range coast-to-coast, and into almost all of Mexico. Starling -numerous.

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