It’s an Obama world.
(h/t Jim Hoft)
Now the Progressive loons, but I repeat myself, want “policy intervention” to protect mice from cats.
A recent study found that cats are killing mice at an astonishing rate.
Anthropogenic threats, such as collisions with man-made structures, vehicles, poisoning and predation by domestic pets, combine to kill billions of wildlife annually. Free-ranging domestic cats have been introduced globally and have contributed to multiple wildlife extinctions on islands. The magnitude of mortality they cause in mainland areas remains speculative, with large-scale estimates based on non-systematic analyses and little consideration of scientific data. Here we conduct a systematic review and quantitatively estimate mortality caused by cats in the United States. We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.4–3.7 billion birds and 6.9–20.7 billion mammals annually. Un-owned cats, as opposed to owned pets, cause the majority of this mortality. Our findings suggest that free-ranging cats cause substantially greater wildlife mortality than previously thought and are likely the single greatest source of anthropogenic mortality for US birds and mammals. Scientifically sound conservation and policy intervention is needed to reduce this impact.
And, to think, “mousers” were once valued for their hunting skills.
More here.
Unless you like mice, ladies, never ask a Progressive "man" "Is that a mouse in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" You might not like what happens next.
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