«I think it will be impossible to deny the ongoing slaughter of
wildlife by outdoor cats given the videotape documentation and the scientific credibility that this study brings,» said Michael Hutchins, Executive Director / CEO of The Wildlife Society, the leading organization for wildlife professionals in the United States.
«I think it will be impossible to deny the ongoing slaughter of
wildlife by outdoor cats given the videotape documentation and the scientific credibility that this study brings,» said Michael Hutchins, Executive Director / CEO of The Wildlife Society, the leading organization for wildlife professionals in the United States.
In a joint media release, the American Bird Conservancy and The Wildlife Society team up to misrepresent the results of a recent predation study, decrying the «ongoing slaughter of
wildlife by outdoor cats.»
Not exact matches
Whether your passion is helping companion animals —
by spaying and neutering
outdoor cats or companion animals; getting the animal protection community registered to vote and participating in the legislative process; or protecting
wildlife and its habitat, ADLA has a place for you.
Cats allowed outdoors have an average lifespan of only 5 years (vs. 15 for indoor cats) due to being hit by cars, injured or killed by dogs or wildlife, rat poison ingestion, diseases caught by fighting with other cats, and nameless other accide
Cats allowed
outdoors have an average lifespan of only 5 years (vs. 15 for indoor
cats) due to being hit by cars, injured or killed by dogs or wildlife, rat poison ingestion, diseases caught by fighting with other cats, and nameless other accide
cats) due to being hit
by cars, injured or killed
by dogs or
wildlife, rat poison ingestion, diseases caught
by fighting with other
cats, and nameless other accide
cats, and nameless other accidents.
(Washington, D.C., January 29, 2013) A new peer - reviewed study published today and authored
by scientists from two of the world's leading science and
wildlife organizations — the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS)-- has found that bird and mammal mortality caused
by outdoor cats is much higher than has been widely reported, with annual bird mortality now estimated to be 1.3 to 4.0 billion and mammal mortality likely 6.3 to 22.3 billion individuals.
«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.
Cats that are allowed
outdoors will kill wild animals and birds in the area for entertainment and they themselves can be killed
by wildlife, cars, dogs, disease and can be stolen, abused or killed
by humans.
Dabritz, H.A., et al., «
Outdoor fecal deposition
by free - roaming
cats and attitudes of
cat owners and nonowners toward stray pets,
wildlife, and water pollution.»
Regardless of whether they are owned or not,
cats who are
outdoors are the leading cause of
cat overpopulation in communities and can be a conservation threat to at least some species of
wildlife on a case -
by - case basis.
Outdoor rabbits can be preyed upon or frightened
by neighborhood
cats, birds of prey and other
wildlife, and are more susceptible to parasites like ear mites.
where npc is the number of owned
cats in the contiguous United States, pod is the proportion of owned
cats granted
outdoor access, pph is the proportion of
outdoor owned
cats that hunt
wildlife, ppr is the annual predation rate
by owned
cats, cor is a correction factor to account for owned
cats not returning all prey to owners, nfc is the number of un-owned
cats in the contiguous United States, pfh is the proportion of un-owned
cats that hunt
wildlife, and fpr is the annual predation rate
by un-owned
cats.
Predation
by outdoor cats on birds and other
wildlife is a real and legitimate concern.