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The article does mention that in passing, though not specifically coal but power lines. It also mentions that house cats literally kill billions of birds a year
by hnbad 3y ago
The article does mention that in passing, though not specifically coal but power lines. It also mentions that house cats literally kill billions of birds a year.
- wenebego 3y agoThe article cites another article which cites https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960148112000857 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S09601... for the coal figure
- pixl97 3y agoI wonder how many are taken out by our windows. More than once I've seen birds die after splashing themselves thinking it's a passage.
- Xirgil 3y agoThe issue with just citing bird kill counts is that not all birds are equally endangered or of equal conservatory value. The birds people are worried about are predominately large birds like raptors. House cats kill lots of sparrows, but they're not killing California Condors for example. A more useful analysis would need to focus on impacts of different sources specifically on endangered birds.