Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished
https://nautil.us/a-third-of-north-americas-birds-have-vanished-340007
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36741910
Comment: article alerts to phenomenon, no discussion otherwise
HN comment:
"You have to ... discourage those folks who feed breeding feral cats.
Also the notion of allowing pet cats to roam is an ecological catastrophe.
They are wanton hunters, beyond any need for food. They especially love to kill birds. ..."
Cat predation on wildlife: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_predation_on_wildlife
#birds #ecology #cats