Sentences with phrase «vulnerable cat species»

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Gregory Andrews, a threatened species commissioner, explained that «Australia is the only continent on Earth other than Antarctica where the animals evolved without cats, which is a reason our wildlife is so vulnerable to them.

Because cats are a species that is both predator and prey and because the act of eliminating is one of their most vulnerable moments, litter boxes must allow the cat to feel safe while using them.

Even more interesting, however, are what Sims et al. learned when they compared bird density and cat density: in many cases, there were more birds in the very areas where there were more cats — even species considered especially vulnerable to predation by cats.

The letter expressed strong opposition to free - roaming cats within the U.S. «due to the adverse impacts of these non-native predators on federally listed threatened and endangered species, migratory birds, and other vulnerable native wildlife.»

In fact, it's clear from Hawkins» study that the cats aren't much of threat at all to the birds — even vulnerable ground - feeding and ground - nesting species — in the cat area.

Of course, as Arnold notes in his e-mail, bird species vulnerable to man - made structures may not be vulnerable to predation by cats, and those vulnerable to predation by cats may not be vulnerable to collisions.

Also, incremental progress must be made to address harm done to all species of wild animals vulnerable to cat predation, as they all hold inherent value.

The scope of the problem is so large, both geographically and in terms of the sheer number of cats, that a triage approach is needed to protect the most vulnerable wildlife populations, such as endangered species on islands.

We actively campaign to: - Stop the commercialisation of our native wildlife, with present emphasis on the Kangaroo - Ban the use of 1080 poison - Ban the use of the steel jaw traps in Australia (we succeeded in having this banned in NSW and ACT in 1997)- Ban recreational hunting of all animals in NSW state forests and National Parks - Implement a no - kill policy in pounds and shelters to stop the killing of thousands of healthy cats and dogs every year - Lobby NSW councils to provide low cost desexing programs for low income carers - Abolish the farming of the Asiatic «Moon» bears in China cruelly milked for their bile - Abolish vivisection and the fur industry - Ban circuses with animals - Protect Australia's dingo by lobbying our government to recognise and protect it as a vulnerable species

Collectively, our findings suggest that an island - wide TNR program would probably fail to alleviate threats of feral cats to wildlife and would run counter to efforts to protect vulnerable species and restore native ecosystems.

Local Goverment Cats and Birds Briefing Note provides decision - makers with a summary of the issues related to cat predation of vulnerable bird and wildlife species and to provide some recommended actions to consider.