Killing feral cats backfires, killing more birds
You’d think humans would learn that killing one species to save another is not the way to control animal populations. Removing the feral cats from Macquarie Island in Australia caused environmental devastation that will cost authorities 24 million Australian dollars ($16.2 million) to remedy.
My once feral kitty, Gypsy
They were killing the cats to save birds, however, all they did would kill more birds and wreck havoc on the environment and bird habitat. Rabbits, who had been controlled by cats multiplied. Rapidly. For more on this attempt, yet again, to play GOD in our ecosystem, and the results, read the full article at Killing cats for birds backfires
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Purrs, Frankie
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