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Not sure why bird lives > cat lives. NB: The city has decided to kill the cat: https://www.mandurahmail.com.au/story/6290650/mandurah-council-moves-to-strengthe

• BonesJustice 7y ago
  More accurately, an entire bird colony > a single cat.
  • m463 7y ago
    it's easy to see how species go extinct > Domestic cats are responsible for the extinction of numerous mammals, reptiles, and at least 33 bird species globally.8 A study published in 2013 estimated between 1.4–3.7 billion birds and 6.9–20.7 billion mammals are killed annually in the U.S. by feral and free ranging domestic cats, making them the largest human-influenced source of mortality for birds and mammals in the country.
• rcthompson 7y ago
  If I understand the article correctly, house cats are considered an invasive species in Australia.
• mastazi 7y ago
  In Australia the well being of native species > well being of introduced species (aka feral pests). That's why, for example, there was so much controversy over brumbies population management [1] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zArrMjNp1Hw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zArrMjNp1Hw
  • mannykannot 7y ago
    Continued existence of native species > well being of introduced species.
    • mastazi 7y ago
      Exactly, we already had a hefty share of extinctions [1], many of those due to introduced pests [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extinct_animals_of_Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extinct_animals_of_Aus... (Edited for clarity: obviously not all of those animals in the linked list became extinct exclusively because of introduced species)