Elizabeth Gow

How many #birds are killed by #cats in Canada? Between 19-197 million! This is the main result from my first chapter of my PhD thesis just published in Avian Conservation and Ecology. ace-eco.org/vol20/iss2/a...
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A reminder to keep your cats inside!

(Side note for Lethbridge: outdoor cats not only kill birds and ground squirrels, they can get killed by coyotes and owls)

Learn more about keeping cats safe: stewardshipcentrebc.ca/cats-and-bir...

Learn more about our team's research on wandering domestic cats. www.elizabethgow.com/effects-of-c...

Bird protection is a shared responsibility and everyone, including #cat owners, veterinarians, animal shelters, and municipalities, can play a role.

Keeping cats indoors protects wildlife and keeps cats safe by eliminating dangers such as cars, predators, and disease.

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Avian Conservation and Ecology: An updated estimate of the number of birds killed by outdoor cats in Canada Domestic cats, <em>Felis catus</em>, can be found almost everywhere in the world and estimating their impact on wildlife, including birds, requires the most up-to-date information. There are an estima...

The findings from our study ace-eco.org/vol20/iss2/a... are 71% lower than estimates published in 2013.

This lower estimate does NOT reflect a reduction in cat predation but is due to more and improved data on cat predation rates and cat abundances.
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An infographic summarizing the key findings of the paper and showing cats with birds in their mouth. T

Our team has published a new study in Avian Conservation Ecology showing that #cats kill between 19–197 million #birds each year in Canada!

In the time it has taken you to read ~3 posts (1 min) 114 birds have been killed at the paws of cats in Canada.
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Study Pinpoints Number of Birds Killed by Cats Each Year It’s no secret that birds are facing many threats in our cities, but the leading cause of death may come as a surprise. It’s not avian flu or natural predators, but instead, outdoor cats.

How many birds are killed by cats each year?

A new #UofG study provides a more accurate picture of the millions of birds dying at the claws of household pets.

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Read more: news.uoguelph.ca/2025/10/new-...

Nothing in the next few years.

Congrats to MSc Olivia Wilson on a very successful and excellent thesis and an exceptional defense. @unbc-nresi.bsky.social

HUGE congrats to Vanessa Hum. She successfully defended her MSc thesis today. She gave a truly inspiring presentation showing how she has integrated art into her science.

That would be great, thank you

Interested in urban ecology and particularly birds? Or land stewardships and birds and mammals. My team is recruiting 3 students. Based at U British Columbia (with Dr. Lorien Nesbitt), Simon Fraser U (with Dr. David Green), and U NorthernBC (with Drs. Andrea Norris and Nicola Koper).

Cats Kill Billions Of Birds Every Year. It’s Time For That To Stop. This video was made in partnership with Nature Canada. For almost 90 years Nature Canada has been working to help defend and restore Canada's wild bird habitats. Nature Canada's Bird Friendly City certification program has helped make dozens of Canadian communities safer for birds. To find out more visit http://birds.naturecanada.ca Warning: this video contains graphic imagery of birds being hunted by cats. Special thanks to Dr. Elizabeth Gow, @annexcatrescue and @dylandubeau for appearing in this episode. To learn more about the impact of cats on our ecosystem, take a look at this Facets article by Dr. Gow: https://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10.1139/facets-2023-0033 Check out Dr. Gow's research here: https://www.elizabethgow.com/ Our sources for this episode: https://bit.ly/4bVGbms Follow Annex Cat Rescue here: https://www.instagram.com/annexcatrescue/ https://www.facebook.com/AnnexCatRescue https://www.facebook.com/AnnexCatRescue Become an Animalogic member: https://bit.ly/AnimalogicMembership Get Animalogic Merch: https://bit.ly/3SXGrXL Support Animalogic on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animalogic Subscribe for new episodes on Fridays http://bit.ly/SubscribeToAnimalogic ----------- SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.tiktok.com/@animalogic https://www.instagram.com/animalogicshow/ https://twitter.com/animalogicshow https://www.facebook.com/AnimalogicShow ----------- CREDITS Animalogic Created by Dylan Dubeau and Andrew Strapp Executive Producer: Dylan Dubeau Producer, Writer: Kait Howell Host: Danielle Dufault Editor: Cat Senior Researcher, Camera Operator: Andres Salazar ----------- Examining the nature of the beast.

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episode on domestic cats featuring some of my team's research: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrfX...

Nearly 1,000 Birds Die After Striking Chicago Building At least 961 birds died in one night in Chicago after crashing into the windows of the McCormick Place Lakeside Center during the height of the fall migration.

Wow, the bird mortality event in Chicago made the New York Times... www.nytimes.com/2023/10/08/u...

Please welcome conservation ornithologist @gowelizabeth.bsky.social to Bluesky! 🧪

One time I had a bird question and texted it to her, but hadn’t told her my new number. She answered the question immediately and then said “and by the way who is this?”

SciComm goals!

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