- Cats and Birds | American Bird Conservancy
Predation by domestic cats is the number-one direct, human-caused threat to birds in the United States and Canada In the United States alone, outdoor cats kill approximately 2 4 billion birds every year Although this number may seem unbelievable, it represents the combined impact of tens of millions of outdoor cats Each outdoor cat plays a part
- Why House Cats Are Gods Perfect Little Killing Machines : NPR
One study estimates that house cats, both domestic and feral, kill billions of birds every year "The simplest thing to do is to keep your cat indoors," he said
- How Many Birds Do Cats Kill? 13 Statistics to Know: 2025 . . .
The domestic cats of Cape Town, South Africa, kill about 450,000 cats each year A 2021 study estimated that cats kill between 2 69–5 52 billion birds in China each year
- Cats kill more than one billion birds each year - Science News
America’s cats, including housecats that adventure outdoors and feral cats, kill between 1 3 billion and 4 0 billion birds in a year, says Peter Marra of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology
- Cats Kill Billions of Animals a Year | Live Science
Cats kill billions of birds every year and even more tiny rodents and other mammals in the United States, a new study finds According to the research, published today (Jan 29) in the journal
- The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the . . .
We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1 3–4 0 billion birds and 6 3–22 3 billion mammals annually, and that un-owned cats cause the majority of this mortality
- Cats Pose an Even Bigger Threat to Birds than Previously . . .
More birds die from cat encounters than from collisions with buildings, communication tower, or vehicles, or poisoning by pesticides Two-thirds of the killers’ avian victims are native species Cats also kill 6 9–20 7 billion mammals each year City cats tend to eat non-native rats and mice, which most view as a nuisance anyway
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