• Lizardking27@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    “About a third of the problem” So, not the primary cause (or solution.)

    https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2380

    “We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.3–4.0 billion birds and 6.3–22.3 billion mammals annually. Un-owned cats, as opposed to owned pets, cause the majority of this mortality.”

    The article also states the following regarding more popular studies in the media involving pet cats: “The magnitude of mortality they cause in mainland areas remains speculative, with large-scale estimates based on non-systematic analyses and little consideration of scientific data”