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- Bird flu kills more than half the big cats at a Washington sanctuary https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/25/us/bird-flu-washington-cats-cases/index.html 58 comments
- Cats kill up to 3.4 Billion birds a year https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/29/cats-wild-birds-mammals-study/1873871/ 67 comments nature
- Cats kill more than one billion birds each year https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cats-kill-more-one-billion-birds-each-year 3 comments science
- Kill the Cat That Kills the Bird? http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/magazine/02cats-v--birds-t.html 4 comments reddit.com
- TIL that domestic cats kill 1.3 - 4.0 billion birds and 6.3 - 22.3 billion mammals annually in the United States. https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms2380 135 comments environment
- Cats kill 1 million Australian birds a day, study shows | Life and style https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/04/cats-kill-1-million-australian-birds-a-day-study-shows 16 comments worldnews
- Cats are estimated to kill 500 million birds each year. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/21/science/21birds.html 88 comments science
- President Donald Trump said wind turbines kill 'all the birds.' Cats and radio towers kill far more. https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/3744837001 5 comments politics
- Australia: Cats Kill One Million Birds Per Day Pushing Many Species To The Point Of Extinction http://www.newsweek.com/cats-birds-australia-677274 29 comments worldnews
- Wind turbines kill fewer birds than do cats, cell towers http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/09/15/wind-turbines-kill-fewer-birds-than-cell-towers-cats/15683843/ 2 comments technology
- Avenging forces of Tweety the Bird: Can you Avenge this bird, too? Sicko uploaded youtube video of him allowing his cat to torture and kill a bird. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi3szejl6dk 5 comments reddit.com
- Bird flu has killed 20 big cats including cougars at a U.S. wildlife sanctuary https://www.npr.org/2024/12/26/nx-s1-5239841/bird-flu-kills-20-cats-washington-sanctuary 6 comments nature
- 16 cats killed by bird flu in Poland as global outbreak continues https://m.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-747913 138 comments worldnews
- Cats kill far more birds than wind turbines, despite Trump's claims https://www.businessinsider.com/cats-kill-more-birds-than-wind-turbines-despite-trumps-claims-2020-10 319 comments politics
- Cats kill more than 1 million birds in Australia every day, new estimates show http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-04/cats-killing-one-million-birds-in-australia-every-day-estimates/9013960 52 comments science
- New Zealand's plan to completely eliminate cats. They kill endangered bird species and shouldn't be let loose. http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/01/new_zealand_eliminate_cats_they_kill_endangered_bird_species_and_shouldn.html 6 comments science
- New Zealand is considering eliminating cats: "They kill endangered bird species and shouldn’t be let loose" http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/01/new_zealand_eliminate_cats_they_kill_endangered_bird_species_and_shouldn.html?wpisrc=most_viral 157 comments worldnews
- Australia completes world's largest cat-proof fence to protect endangered marsupials - Feral cats kill a million native birds every night and have caused extinction of 20 native species https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/24/australia-completes-worlds-largest-cat-proof-fence-to-protect-endangered-marsupials 77 comments worldnews
- Leopard's killing of rare African penguins sparks conservation debate: Some conservationists say endangered birds at the South African reserve take priority, but others argue that locally the big cat is rarer https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/22/leopards-killing-of-rare-african-penguins-sparks-conservation-debate 15 comments worldnews
- A study published on Tuesday by biologists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute suggests that domestic cats kill up to 3.7 billion birds and 20.7 small mammals every year in the USA alone. http://phys.org/news/2013-01-cats-billions-birds-mammals.html 8 comments science
- Donald Trump’s issue with windmills might not be about birds. If the president were really worried about birds, he’d be talking about cats — and probably wouldn’t be trying to scrap penalties for industries that kill birds. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/10/23/21530123/trump-presidential-debate-windmills-kill-birds 9 comments politics
- Feral and pet cats kill more than one million birds in Australia every day, new research showed Wednesday, with the staggering slaughter driving the decline of many species. http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/cats-kill-one-million-birds-a-day-in-australia/article/504159 52 comments worldnews
- Nearly 10% of the world’s bird, mammal, amphibian and reptile species currently on the brink of extinction could be saved by killing invasive mammals such as cats and rats on 169 islands, according to a new study. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/27/cull-invasive-mammals-to-save-island-species-experts-urge 16 comments worldnews
- Feral cats kill 316 million birds and pet cats kill 61 million birds in Australia every year. This equates to cats killing more than 1 million Australian birds every day. http://www.cdu.edu.au/newsroom/cats-birds 3 comments science
- Kill all the cats on an Island to save birds, rabbits take over and eat all the plants, birds now have no cover. Widespread ecosystem devastation HAHA http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090113/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_rabbit_infestation 49 comments reddit.com
- Domestic cats in Australia are killing an estimated 230m native birds, reptiles and mammals every year, according to new research funded by the government's program. Dr Legge, lead author author of the study: – if we want native wildlife in our towns and cities, keep pet cats contained. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/15/keep-pet-cats-indoors-say-researchers-who-found-they-kill-230m-native-australian-animals-each-year 12 comments worldnews
- Pet cats should be banned from going outside to stop them from killing birds, the Conservation Officer for the Royal Parks in London has said. The Mammal Society estimates cats in the UK kill 27 million birds a year, with the most common being house sparrows, blue tits, blackbirds and starlings. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/28/pet-cats-should-banned-going-outside-protect-birds-says-royal/ 1247 comments worldnews