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In response to "that's for a well fed cat. what about feral cats?" by loosilu

(a) i doubt their number and (b) that was an average for all cats from mara's article

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Aug 19 '09, 11:24

According to a study in Michigan by Lepczyk et al, outdoor pet cats across an urban to rural gradient killed an average of .683 birds each week during the breeding season.

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but they use the same rate for feral cats regardless of the number, and to me common sense says - loosilu Aug 19, 11:27
and here is an article questioning those numbers. -- (link) - Andie Aug 19, 11:26
I doubt those numbers too. I can see feral cats killing a lot of birds and their numbers are very large. - Krusty Aug 19, 11:26 2
- the cat population outnumbers birds of prey, far as I know. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 11:28 1
  - You're right and the cats probably kill more per year based solely on their large numbers in the wild. - Krusty Aug 19, 11:35

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(a) i doubt their number and (b) that was an average for all cats from mara's article

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