Birds and Cats

The Warblers by Birds Canada by Birds Canada

Mar 2, 202654:03Science & Medicine

With close to 9 million domestic cats in Canada, and a third of them regularly roaming outdoors, we know that birds are heavily impacted by cats. In fact, cats are considered the number one threat to birds in Canada. Our...

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