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Roland,
It is not only the American Bird Conservancy who are worried about the
impacts cats are having on the natural fauna. Lots of countries around =
the
world are voicing the same problem. A few years ago there was a major =
study
in the United Kingdom. The study was in part sponsored by a large pet =
food
company and government grants. Thousands of cat owners filled in, and
returned forms telling precisely what their cats brought home. The =
results
were shocking to say the least.
=20
The UK=92s cats catch up to 273 million prey items, of which 55 million =
were
birds. What the study couldn=92t show was the number of prey items that
weren=92t brought home, or the numbers of prey items that escaped from =
the
cats, only to die later due to their wounds. One major point to =
emphasize
here is the number of prey items being caught by feral cats. In the =
latter,
this was thought to be more than the domesticated cats as these are not =
feed
on a regular basis and are dependent on what they can scavenge or catch.
=20
In America, where the cat population is a lot more than the UK, then it =
is
only natural that the numbers of prey items will also increase. On a =
last
note, it was great to read that the local fauna in the form of coyotes =
and
foxes are reducing cat numbers.
=20
Regards,
Eddie Chapman, Voss, Norway=20
=20
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Fra: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] P=E5
vegne av Roland McCormick
Sendt: 7. juni 2009 02:29
Til: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Emne: Re: [NatureNS] Feral Cats and Birds
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Forgive me if I have to disbelieve reports like this. Actually, I =
believe
that half the cats in Nova Scotia outside of the larger centers have =
been
killed by coyotes and foxes, not just feral cats, but family pets as =
well. I
was told recently that most of the cats on Brass Hill have disappeared. =
I am
surrounded by houses, but I have still found a coyote's track in my back
yard.=20
People love to exaggerate, especially if they don't like cats.
=20
Roland.
=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Matthew Baker <mailto:mattbaker@gmail.com> =20
To: ontbirds@hwcn.org ; inland county birds
<mailto:inlandcountybirds@yahoogroups.com> ; naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 1:50 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Feral Cats and Birds
=20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D-fvN7FNUPas
Amazing video from the American Bird Conservancy.=20
"....hundreds of millions of birds killed each year."
Something each birder should be concerned with.
-m
PS. please accept my pre-apology for any un-wanted information, but this =
is
the only forum for such action.
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is not only the American Bird Conservancy who are worried about the =
impacts
cats are having on the natural fauna. Lots of countries around the world =
are
voicing the same problem. =A0A few years ago there was a major study in =
the
United Kingdom. The study was in part sponsored by a large pet food =
company and
government grants. Thousands of cat owners filled in, and returned forms
telling precisely what their cats brought home. The results were =
shocking to
say the least.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The
UK’s cats catch up to 273 million prey items, of which 55 million =
were
birds. What the study couldn’t show was the number of prey items =
that
weren’t brought home, or the numbers of prey items that escaped =
from the
cats, only to die later due to their wounds. =A0One major point to =
emphasize here
is the number of prey items being caught by feral cats. In the latter, =
this was
thought to be more than the domesticated cats as these are not feed on a
regular basis and are dependent o