A similar situation occurs in North American cities and countrysides, where coyotes vastly reduce
the impact of outdoor cats on wildlife.
«Even cats that are regularly fed can and do kill wildlife,» states a commission report on
the impact of outdoor cats in Florida.
Not exact matches
Although the actual
impacts of community
cats compared to pet
cats on wildlife are hotly debated, one issue that is not is that the capacities
of most shelter programs are simply insufficient to decrease the overall number
of outdoor cats in a community.
Unfortunately, the mere presence
of cats outdoors is enough to cause significant
impacts to birds.
«KittyCam» Reveals High Levels
of Wildlife Being Killed by
Outdoor Cats (2012) I suppose it's no surprise that HAHF would cite Loyd's overhyped «KittyCam» study as evidence of the impact of cats on wildl
Cats (2012) I suppose it's no surprise that HAHF would cite Loyd's overhyped «KittyCam» study as evidence
of the
impact of cats on wildl
cats on wildlife.
And the same Nico Dauphine who was invited earlier this year by The Wildlife Professional to contribute to a special section
of their Spring issue, «The
Impacts of Free - roaming
Cats» (in which Dauphine gives readers the ultimatum: «Pick One:
Outdoor Cats or Conservation»)?
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Although the actual
impacts of community and pet
cats on wildlife are hotly debated, one fact is clear: the capacities
of most shelter programs are simply insufficient to decrease the overall number
of outdoor cats in a community.
(Washington, D.C., April 18, 2013) A new study from British scientists has documented for the first time, significant new
impacts to birds from
outdoor cats, reporting that even brief appearances
of cats near avian nest sites leads to at least a doubling in lethal nest predation
of eggs and young birds by third - party animals, as well as behavioral changes in parent birds that lead to an approximately 33 percent reduction in the amount
of food brought to nestlings following a predation threat.
The American Association
of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) Welfare Committee has recently released a position statement,
Impact of Lifestyle Choice on the Companion
Cat — Indoor vs.
Outdoor.
More recently, she and Cooper were responsible for «Pick One:
Outdoor Cats or Conservation,» a lengthy article in a special section
of the Spring Issue
of The Wildlife Professional called «The
Impact of Free Ranging
Cats.»
While this reactivity may satisfy callers and improve the lives
of the individual
cats who are sterilized, it tends to have little
impact on
outdoor cat numbers in the long term.
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