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Gormy Cuss

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11. Except cats aren't native to most of their current habitats.

Reply to Daemonaquila (Reply #9)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 03:40 PM

Feb 2014

That said, it's disingenuous to blame just cats for the loss of songbirds rather than also placing the blame on loss of habitat through construction, diversion, and other human actions as well as on predation by other nonnative species.

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First songbirds... SHRED Feb 2014 #1

There is no species on this earth that isn't destructive in some way. hamsterjill Feb 2014 #5

not me SHRED Feb 2014 #8

In other words, you hate cats. Daemonaquila Feb 2014 #9

Except cats aren't native to most of their current habitats. Gormy Cuss Feb 2014 #11

Yes they are a problem SHRED Feb 2014 #14

Another opinion hamsterjill Feb 2014 #15

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Cat parasite Steviehh Feb 2014 #17