Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

(4,446 posts)

3. Feral cats are the biggest killer of birds.

Fri Jan 28, 2022, 09:12 PM

Jan 2022

They need to be exterminated like any other invasive species. They kill billions of birds every year.

[link:https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms2380|

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

14 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Birds are remarkable and beautiful animals - and they're disappearing from our world [View all] marmar Jan 2022 OP

Interesting post samplegirl Jan 2022 #1

Winged Migration ItsjustMe Jan 2022 #2

Feral cats are the biggest killer of birds. GaYellowDawg Jan 2022 #3

TnR I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2022 #5

Kill the cats NickB79 Jan 2022 #6

You kill cats I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2022 #8

Australia is doing it right, through government action NickB79 Jan 2022 #9

Australia I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2022 #10

That is a complete misinterpretation of that article. GaYellowDawg Jan 2022 #14

Completely inapt analogy. GaYellowDawg Jan 2022 #13

Too bad humans didn't suffer the same fate. roamer65 Jan 2022 #4

Three C's: Crops, cats and climate NickB79 Jan 2022 #7

Plenty of crows around here Retrograde Jan 2022 #11

Silent Spring VGNonly Jan 2022 #12