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[–] Melonpoly@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Would you mind giving me the source you used? Based on the articles I've found so far it seems that no one is really sure about the impact of cats on wildlife in urban areas. Unless it's an island.

[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago

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

https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms2380