[TN-Bird] Re: Fw: cats are predators...but
- From: Meryl_Rose@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 11:00:19 -0500
Hello Cat Owner(s):
I refer to you one (of several) articles on the very real, documented
depredation of birds by cats (pet cats as well as feral or free-ranging
cats).
I refer you to the published research of Drs. Stanley Temple and John
Coleman of the University of Wisconsin.
In one study, JUST in the state of Wisconsin, they indicate that "rural
cats in Wisconsin are killing an estimated 39 million birds EACH year."
That's one state, and a conservative estimate.
See popular article in Bird Conservation, Summer Nesting, 1997. They have
also published in scientific journals, however, I don't have the citation
here.
Meryl Goldin Rose
Gatlinburg, TN
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