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

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I once knew a guy who kept and raised cats. Free-ranging domestic cats have been introduced globally and have contributed to multiple wildlife extinctions on islands. We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.4–3.7 billion mammals annually. Mammals cats Invasive Species Week'

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Filling the Gap Left By DeBooy’s Rail

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Also frequent escapees (or very free ranging domestics) are guinea fowl and to a lesser extent a number of other gamebirds up to and including peacocks. There are any number of concerns one could raise. Can we find a suitable island free from feral predators that would devastate the introduced species?