Fossy@programming.dev to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL this is bird glass. New York City requires it in all new buildingsprogramming.devimagemessage-square149linkfedilinkarrow-up1679arrow-down13
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minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoSomeone should figure out how to paint cats so that birds can avoid them.
minus-squareDoom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoThey have. Birdsafe collars reduce bird catches by 87%. (A bell will reduce bird catches by 41%). https://www.usgs.gov/publications/how-effective-birdsbesafer-cat-collar-reducing-bird-mortality-domestic-cats
minus-squareace_garp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days ago“Domestic cats kill an estimated 2.4 billion birds each year in the United States…” I would not have guessed such an incredibly high number. 😳
minus-squareDoom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoRight!? I wish more people knew about them. I’m not advocating for outdoor pets but if owners are going to insist they should at least make efforts to reduce the cat’s hunting efficiency.
Someone should figure out how to paint cats so that birds can avoid them.
They have.
Birdsafe collars reduce bird catches by 87%. (A bell will reduce bird catches by 41%).
https://www.usgs.gov/publications/how-effective-birdsbesafer-cat-collar-reducing-bird-mortality-domestic-cats
“Domestic cats kill an estimated 2.4 billion birds each year in the United States…”
I would not have guessed such an incredibly high number. 😳
Ha! That’s really cool!
Right!? I wish more people knew about them. I’m not advocating for outdoor pets but if owners are going to insist they should at least make efforts to reduce the cat’s hunting efficiency.