http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm..._harrop16.html
Please read this and be prepared to be angered...also...you can write her a nice letter like I did..
Most feral cats do not even go for birds because they
are more difficult to catch than your average rat or
mole or yes...even a rabbit. Ok...so if it isn't the
feral cat's that are decimated the birds..what are:
What Kills Birds? Curry & Kerlinger, LLC. Curry &
Kerlinger, LLC (consultants to the Wind Power industry
on birds and other wildlife issues) have compiled data
that indicate the following statistics regarding
annual bird deaths.
Glass Windows. Bird Deaths a year: 100 to 900+
million - Dr. Daniel Klem of MuhlenbergCollege has
done studies over a period of 20 years, looking at
bird collisions with windows. His conclusion: glass
kills more birds than any other human related factor.
Hunting. Bird Deaths a year: 100 + million -
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildife Service, more
than 100 million ducks, geese, swans, doves,
shorebirds, rails, cranes, among others are harvested
legally each year.
House Cats: 100 million - (though we take issue with
the studies that provide this conclusion. Please see
our article “Feral Cat Predation Examined,†by
Christine Oâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]Keefe, PhD, above).
Automobiles & Trucks. Bird Deaths a year: 50 to 100
Million - Scientists estimate the number of birds
killed by cars and trucks on the nation's highways to
be 50 to 100 million a year. Those statistics were
cited in reports published by the National Institute
for Urban Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Electric Transmission Lines. Bird Deaths a year:up to
174 million - Estimates made by the U.S. Fish and
Wildife Service demonstrate millions of birds die each
year as a result of colliding with transmission lines.
Agriculture (Pesticides). Bird Deaths a year: 67
million - Pesticides likely poison an estimated 67
million birds per year according to the Smithsonian
Institution. Cutting hay may kill up to a million more
birds a year.
CommunicationTowers. Bird Deaths a year: 4 to 10
million - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates
that bird collisions with tall, lighted communications
towers, and their guy wires result in 4 to 10 million
bird deaths a year.
Oil and Gas Extraction. Bird Deaths a year: 1 to 2
million - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports
that up to 2 million birds died landing in oil pits to
bathe and drink in 1997. Fish and Wildlife says
netting has improved that situation somewhat. There
are no overall estimates for the number of birds
affected by oil and gas spills, and oil and gas
extractions (and transport.)
(When exactly are you going to go after the window
deaths or the oil extraction or even the hunters??)
http://www.straypetadvocacy.org/html/cat_predation.html
Notice that not once on this list is a feral cat
mentioned.
I would love to see your evidence that trapping and
euthanizing is working because the last time I
checked..there was absolutely zero studies that showed
that trapping and euthanizing worked. That is why an
alternative was needed..and TNR is the only logical
and humane alternative.
Katie
Please read this and be prepared to be angered...also...you can write her a nice letter like I did..
Most feral cats do not even go for birds because they
are more difficult to catch than your average rat or
mole or yes...even a rabbit. Ok...so if it isn't the
feral cat's that are decimated the birds..what are:
What Kills Birds? Curry & Kerlinger, LLC. Curry &
Kerlinger, LLC (consultants to the Wind Power industry
on birds and other wildlife issues) have compiled data
that indicate the following statistics regarding
annual bird deaths.
Glass Windows. Bird Deaths a year: 100 to 900+
million - Dr. Daniel Klem of MuhlenbergCollege has
done studies over a period of 20 years, looking at
bird collisions with windows. His conclusion: glass
kills more birds than any other human related factor.
Hunting. Bird Deaths a year: 100 + million -
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildife Service, more
than 100 million ducks, geese, swans, doves,
shorebirds, rails, cranes, among others are harvested
legally each year.
House Cats: 100 million - (though we take issue with
the studies that provide this conclusion. Please see
our article “Feral Cat Predation Examined,†by
Christine Oâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]Keefe, PhD, above).
Automobiles & Trucks. Bird Deaths a year: 50 to 100
Million - Scientists estimate the number of birds
killed by cars and trucks on the nation's highways to
be 50 to 100 million a year. Those statistics were
cited in reports published by the National Institute
for Urban Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Electric Transmission Lines. Bird Deaths a year:up to
174 million - Estimates made by the U.S. Fish and
Wildife Service demonstrate millions of birds die each
year as a result of colliding with transmission lines.
Agriculture (Pesticides). Bird Deaths a year: 67
million - Pesticides likely poison an estimated 67
million birds per year according to the Smithsonian
Institution. Cutting hay may kill up to a million more
birds a year.
CommunicationTowers. Bird Deaths a year: 4 to 10
million - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates
that bird collisions with tall, lighted communications
towers, and their guy wires result in 4 to 10 million
bird deaths a year.
Oil and Gas Extraction. Bird Deaths a year: 1 to 2
million - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports
that up to 2 million birds died landing in oil pits to
bathe and drink in 1997. Fish and Wildlife says
netting has improved that situation somewhat. There
are no overall estimates for the number of birds
affected by oil and gas spills, and oil and gas
extractions (and transport.)
(When exactly are you going to go after the window
deaths or the oil extraction or even the hunters??)
http://www.straypetadvocacy.org/html/cat_predation.html
Notice that not once on this list is a feral cat
mentioned.
I would love to see your evidence that trapping and
euthanizing is working because the last time I
checked..there was absolutely zero studies that showed
that trapping and euthanizing worked. That is why an
alternative was needed..and TNR is the only logical
and humane alternative.
Katie