(10-17-2023, 09:12 PM)HereOnThePrimalEdge Wrote: The article states the cause of Hawaiian bird extinction is development, agriculture, and mosquitoes. What about feral cats?
I found this on the interwebs: "[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)][color=var(--bard-color-on-surface)]The number of wild birds killed by housecats varies depending on the study. One study estimated that cats kill 2.4 billion birds per year in the United States, while another study estimated that cats kill 6.9 billion birds per year in the United States and Canada."[/color][/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)]Hawaii birds? I have no idea on the figures. I didn't read the article you linked yet but I read another study that in addition to the causes you mention above: Pigs. They create a gazillion wallows that mosquitoes breed in. I suspect they probably also feed them blood meals to some degree. [/color]
also, does anybody know how to remove the HTML tags from pasted material? Most forum software does that automatically, but sometimes the admin needs to turn that feature on (hint hint Rob).