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List of articles and publications related to the negative impact of stray and domestic cats on wildlife

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March 08, 2026

[1] How to keep cats from killing birds

https://www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/birding-basics/keep-cats-indoors-protect-wild-birds/

cats kill at least 19 million songbirds and 140,000 game birds annually.


[2] Our pets are destroying biodiversity

https://theconversation.com/our-pets-are-destroying-biodiversity-but-a-few-changes-in-eu-law-could-make-all-the-difference-276776

Our pets are destroying biodiversity – but a few changes in EU law could make all the difference
Wild animals and pets are covered by different legal frameworks.
https://theconversation.com/our-pets-are-destroying-biodiversity-but-a-few-changes-in-eu-law-could-make-all-the-difference-276776
Many domestic pets spend part of their time unsupervised outdoors. Cats who come and go as they please are also predators, even when they are well fed. They particularly affect bird and small vertebrate populations in urban and suburban areas.


[3] Keep cats indoors

Cynthia Slate -Create Bird Habitat's avatar
Cynthia Slate -Create Bird Habitat
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There won’t be any birds in my habitat garden for several hours. A cat (I don’t know this one) who is wearing a useless bird collar was throughout my habitat all night into early a.m. #CatsIndoors When a predator walks through their preferred feeding habitat, the birds stay away.

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