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Outdoor cats a threat to more than just birds – One Health . . . Letting your cat outside might seem like harmless fun and good exercise for the animal, but it actually poses a serious risk to wildlife Cats kill an estimated 2 5 billion birds every year, making them one of the leading causes of bird mortality But it’s not just birds Cats also prey on insects like butterflies and moths as well as small mammals during their outdoor excursions, and in
Cats and Birds | American Bird Conservancy Cats #1 Threat to Birds Predation by domestic cats is the number-one direct, human-caused threat to birds in the United States and Canada In the United States alone, outdoor cats kill approximately 2 4 billion birds every year Although this number may seem unbelievable, it represents the combined impact of tens of millions of outdoor cats
How Many Birds Do Cats Kill Globally? A Closer Look! The Global Impact of Feral and Domestic Cats on Bird Populations Understanding the Extent of Bird Mortality Cats, both feral and domestic, pose a significant threat to bird populations worldwide Studies reveal that cats kill an estimated 2 4 billion birds each year in the United States alone, and about 200 million annually in Canada Globally, cats are responsible for billions of bird deaths
Domestic cats and their impacts on biodiversity: A blind spot . . . In Canada, domestic cats—from pets to ferals—are estimated to kill between 100 and 350 million birds per year (Blancher, 2013) Even at the lowest end of 100 million, this makes predation by domestic cats ‘probably the largest human-related source of bird mortality in Canada’ (Blancher, 2013; also Calvert et al , 2013)
Effects of Feral and Outdoor Cats on Native Bird Populations Summary Outdoor and feral cats cause a huge impact on wild bird populations Out of the 5 billion birds that die each year, nearly half of them are killed by cats The introduction of an education program and “catios” in Hillsborough, New Jersey may be able to help protect wild birds in the area