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["Vorisek, Shawchyi (FW)" <Shawchyi.Vorisek@xxxxxx>]

 In case anyone's having problems with cats killing songbirds this
sounds like an interesting technique...

Shawchyi Vorisek
Avian Biologist/Partners In Flight Coordinator
Wildlife Diversity Program
KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources
#1 Sportsman's Lane
Frankfort, KY  40601
(502)564-7109 Ext. 368
shawchyi.vorisek@xxxxxx
www.fw.ky.gov




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I just read about this in Conservation
Magazine--

http://www.catgoods.com/index.html

Some folks in Australia developed a neoprene "cat bib" that
significantly reduces cats' ability to kill birds and other wildlife
(both by visual cue to prey and some interference with the cat's
hunting). The bibs were independently tested by folks at Murdoch
University in Perth. In the US, the bibs are sold online by Cat Goods in
Oregon.

If you have cats and can't keep them indoors, this is worth
investigating.
I just wish I could put them on all the cats in our neighborhood.

-Chris Paige
Ravenworks Ecology


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