Leo, thanks for this. Bird populations are declining fast all across the US, and outdoor cats are a big factor. Creative people have come up with safe ways to give cats outdoor time within caging structures that prevent roaming. Cat owners should out "Catios." Pamela Harlow/Seattle On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 8:33 AM oooOIOooo via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I must add that outdoor cats are invasive species in most of the world, > and severely harm wildlife populations. What people fear lilies might have > done to cats in an incredibly small number of cases is what cats really do > every day to native wildlife. Being run over by cars, dying from injuries > sustained in fights, and being eaten by coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions > and hawks is a far greater threat to cats than are garden lilies. > > I have seen this with my own eyes. At one time two people in my partly > natural desert neighbordhood fed cats. Quail nest in my flower pots. I get > the chance to watch them grow up. The quail population dropped drastically > once the cat feeding began. I would see families with large numbers of > chicks, then the next day two, then no more families. > > The two cat feeders are gone. The coyotes ate all the feral cats. I heard > a lot of cats screaming as they were being killed. I now see lots of quail > families. > > Cats are wonderful animals, and make great companions. But please keep > your cats indoors. > > Leo Martin > Phoenix Arizona USA > Zone 9? > > Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/) Secure Email. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…