Sentences with phrase «cats on birds»

I tweeted on Natalie Angier's column exploring the impact of free - range cats on birds, a theme that has been touched on here a couple of times, and received an e-mail message this morning from Suzie Gilbert, a friend who has written a memoir on her life as a bird rehabilitator.

Reducing the Impact of Cats and Birds on Wildlife: Recommended Bylaws and Policies contains recommendations for municipalities to address the impacts of free - roaming and feral cats on birds and other small wildlife.

Other shelters might struggle with community members who consider cat colonies unpleasant or those concerned about the detrimental effects of cats on birds and wildlife.

Predation by outdoor cats on birds and other wildlife is a real and legitimate concern.

American Bird Conservancy Concerned about the impact of cats on birds & other wildlife in your local park or community?

«Predation by cats on birds has an economic impact of more than $ 17 billion dollars [sic] per year in the U.S..

Impacts of Free - ranging Domestic Cats (Felis catus) on birds in the United States: A review of recent research with conservation and management recommendations (2009) HAHF cites the 2009 paper co-authored by former Smithsonian researcher Nico Dauphiné (who resigned after being found guilty of attempted animal cruelty last year, after rat poison was found in cat food outside her apartment building) as evidence of «the incredible impact of free ranging cats on the bird populations of the U.S.» Among the many flaws in «Impacts of Free - ranging Domestic Cats» was the authors» estimate of «117 to 157 million exotic predators,» which was based on David Jessup's inflated (and, not surprisingly, unattributed) «estimate» of «60 to 100 million feral and abandoned cats.»

Winter, L. and Wallace, G.E., Impacts of Feral and Free - Ranging Cats on Bird Species of Conservation Concern, G.E. Wallace, Editor.

Additional Evidence Many researchers have disputed the kind of broad, overreaching claims Lebbin et al. make about the impact of cats on bird population (and wildlife in general).

Not exact matches

Here on our very hearths and in our gardens the infernal cat plays with the panting mouse, or holds the hot bird fluttering in her jaws.

Also, they are tempting targets for cats or pet birds to munch on.

For example, clicking on the Pet category brings up relevant items such as bird food, cat food, cat litter, and dog food.

Can also be used on horses, Livestock, Dogs, Cats, Ferrets, Rodents, Birds, etc. for hot spots, cracked paws / feet, eczema, minor burns, dryness, saddle sores, flea and fly bites, chapped udders.

The reliance on horses and mules, the acquisition of pet dogs, cats and birds who provided links with life at home.

The coat of arms depicts two animals: the tawny eagle (Aquila rapax, a very large bird that lives in the savannas and deserts [citation needed]; 35 % of Ghana's landmass is desert, 35 % is forest, 30 % is savanna) and the lion (Panthera leo, a big cat); a ceremonial sword, an heraldic castle on an heraldic sea, a cocoa tree and a mine shaft representing the industrial mineral wealth of Ghana, and a five - pointed black star rimmed with gold representing the mineral gold wealth of Ghana and the lodestar of the Ghanaian people.

But the feral cats were preying on the island's native birds, and in the 1980s conservationists began a major effort to kill all the cats.

The same trend also held when Templeton introduced a cat and a ferret, which both eat birds, but not when he added a small yet harmless bobwhite quail, which suggests that chickadees base their calls on more than size.

The artificial absence of wolves and other large predators gave cats, dogs, raccoons, and foxes license to grow fat on wild birds from the beaches to the mountainsides.

On the one side, there's Moggie the Mass Murderer, which sees cats as directly responsible for the extinction of many species of mammal, bird and reptile (63, according to a recent PNAS paper).

«They were wrapping anything they could get their hands on,» says Sabin, including cats, birds, antelopes, and even livestock.

Nonnative animals such as cats and rats had driven this Hawaiian bird to extinction on all but one island.

Examples include introduced European red foxes that had negative impacts on many species, and were implicated in the extinction of the desert rat kangaroo, and feral cats are said to have caused the extinction of several ground - dwelling birds.

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Yeah, but can we (coming from a demographic — style bloggers — that gets excited about bird - print and cat - print dresses) really get harsh on a guy for wanting to wear shark print pants?

My parents took Sivko in when he was a baby cat because someone just left him there on the island, he belongs to an Egyptian breed called Mau and that is perhaps why he is so fond of catching birds (he can jump higher than normal cats).

The print is what got me — a deep cranberry background with teal and black cats gamboling around chasing birds on wires, with small pink starbursts sparkling in their wake.

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The Scalphunters is pitched roughly on the same level as one of those live - action Disney pictures from the Sixties and Seventies, like The Cat from Outer Space or Blackbeard's Ghost — all Technicolor and slapstick and even, I shit you not, tweetie bird sounds whenever our heroes get conked on the head.

The Bird mercilessly zeroes in on Zamperini like a cat who toys with a dead mouse.

Although his next film, 1971's The Cat O» Nine Tails would go all - out with the To Catch a Thief references, The Bird With the Crystal Plumage wears its influences on its sleeve, and probably the best synthesis of the filmmaker he wants to be with the filmmaker he is.

He'd just completed his «animal» trilogy of gialli (The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, The Cat O» Nine Tails, Four Flies on Grey Velvet) and nursed a belief that the genre had, if not run its course entirely, at least run its course for him.

Argento's first three films, the so - called «animal trilogy» (The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, The Cat o» Nine Tails, Four Flies on Grey Velvet) deepened the giallo as introduced to cinema by the late, great Mario Bava.

With a welcoming heavy emphasis on the smaller details, its gorgeous skies are only upstaged by the raindrops on your bird's cockpit and the explosions happening all around you as your missile volleys connect with the tailing cats behind you.

«Pretty Boy & Mr. Jolly on the Road» (1:51) gives us a bit more of the adventures of bird and cat on their way to Florida.

When a pet bird keels over in its cage, suspicion naturally falls on the cat in the apartment.

This package contains tiered report posters on 8 different animals: - birds - cats - dogs - fish - hamsters - lizards - rabbits - snakes Each poster includes the following categories: - home - food - family - care - behaviour © 2015 Regier Educational Resources

The animals featured are: - bear - bird - cat - dog - elephant - fish - fox - frog - giraffe - hedgehog - horse - kangaroo - lion - mouse - owl - rabbit - rat - sheep - snake - whale If you're focusing on particular animals, I'd be happy to create a resource featuring them for you - just send me a message via TES.

Some like making dog biscuits, cat toys, folding newspapers and visiting the pound, or making bird houses and visiting the bird rescue society we have in this area, but most of the favorites have people connected to the service on the other end.»

The narrators took on a character each, other itinerant travelers in our case, but we discussed making them cats or dogs, birds or even angels.

Singing birds perch on the branches of a huge gingko tree out in the yard; there are cat yowls in the chorus too — the cries of a pair of feral cats that sleep in a hollow of the tree and snatch the birds off its limbs.

What can our beloved old dogs or cats, the wolf on the prairie or the birds in our backyards teach us about ourselves?

On the bright side, the main driver of the higher costs has been the increased availability of specialized tests, treatments and vets for the nation's 81.7 million cats, 72.1 million dogs, 11.2 million birds and 7.3 million horses — not to mention exotics such as ferrets, hamsters, turtles, snakes and lizards.

FOCUS ON: Identification Products DOG: Remedies & Supplements Product Roundup: Toys GROOMING PRO: Safety Restraints CAT: Grooming Products NATURAL: Leashes & Collars BIRD: Wild Bird Products SMALL ANIMAL: Habitats HERPTILES: The Desert Terrariums FISH: Selling LivesBIRD: Wild Bird Products SMALL ANIMAL: Habitats HERPTILES: The Desert Terrariums FISH: Selling LivesBird Products SMALL ANIMAL: Habitats HERPTILES: The Desert Terrariums FISH: Selling Livestock

Dr. Carolynn MacAllister, director of Veterinary Continuing Education and Extension at Oklahoma State University, wrote a paper on the topic and says, more specifically, secondhand smoke is associated with oral cancer and lymphoma in cats, lung and nasal cancer in dogs, as well as lung cancer in birds.

Not all 93.6 million cats, 77.5 million dogs, and other pets such as horses, small mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish get an equitable share of the $ 47 plus billion the American Pet Products Association says was spent on them in 2010.

Focus On: Store Fixtures Dog: Beds Grooming: Tables & Lifts Cat: Selling to Life Stages Natural: Beds & Furniture Bird: Wild Bird Products Small Animal: Habitats Herptiles: Terrariums & Accessories Fish: Selling Livestock

Rabbits, hamsters, and guinea pigs are sensitive to certain ectoparasite control products that can be safely used on dogs and cats, and are deadly if used on birds or other species (fish, turtles or reptiles).

PRODUCT ROUNDUP Healthcare & Supplements FOCUS ON Automated Feeders & Fountains DOG Flea & Tick Control Treats GROOMING Shedding Solutions CAT Grooming Products NATURAL Dog Food BIRD Finches & Canaries SMALL ANIMAL Hay & Accessories HERPTILES In - Store Education FISH Packaged Diets

Even if a store just sells dog and cat products, which is the most common type of pet supply store in the U.S., more than 40 percent of its customers feed wild birds — that's a lot of potential add - on sales.

The company, according to its online history, also made the decision to focus on dogs and cats — with some small - animal and bird products in the mix — leaving the care of other animals to the competition.