Elizabeth Gow
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Elizabeth Gow
@gowelizabeth.bsky.social
Ornithologist, nature lover
Learn more about keeping cats safe: stewardshipcentrebc.ca/cats-and-bir...

Learn more about our team's research on wandering domestic cats. www.elizabethgow.com/effects-of-c...
stewardshipcentrebc.ca
October 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Bird protection is a shared responsibility and everyone, including #cat owners, veterinarians, animal shelters, and municipalities, can play a role.

Keeping cats indoors protects wildlife and keeps cats safe by eliminating dangers such as cars, predators, and disease.

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October 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The findings from our study ace-eco.org/vol20/iss2/a... are 71% lower than estimates published in 2013.

This lower estimate does NOT reflect a reduction in cat predation but is due to more and improved data on cat predation rates and cat abundances.
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Avian Conservation and Ecology: An updated estimate of the number of birds killed by outdoor cats in Canada
Domestic cats, <em>Felis catus</em>, can be found almost everywhere in the world and estimating their impact on wildlife, including birds, requires the most up-to-date information. There are an estima...
ace-eco.org
October 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Nothing in the next few years.
May 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
That would be great, thank you
July 12, 2024 at 6:16 PM