Estimated number of birds killed by domestic cats in Colombia

Wildlife mortality caused by domestic cats is evident where free-roaming house are present in the tropical Andes region, a phenomenon for which there lack of scientific reports. Our goal to plausible range estimates potential avoidable number birds killed Colombia. We calculated as product cats, proportion with at least some outdoor access, that hunt wildlife, annual predation probability, and adjustments total prey cats. extracted such data not only from public records, but also citizen science study, we circulated questionnaire examine cat owners’ attitudes toward impact on wildlife during 2020 2021 COVID-19 lockdowns estimated three 12 million annually urban suburban areas. In addition, kill eight 29 vertebrate fauna The estimate provides first figure magnitude an anthropogenic cause These would be more rigorous if unowned or feral population size Colombia was better known. Because most pet roam outdoors without supervision their growing, they pose increasing threat wildlife. Intervention urgent mitigate bird