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Studies Show Outdoor Cats Are Popular Prey for Coyotes
(Washington, D.C., March 28, 2012) American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the leading bird conservation organization in the United States, advises that as coyotes continue to move into and around large cities such as New York, Chicago, Boston, Washington, D.C., Detroit, Los… Read More »
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"KittyCam" Reveals High Levels of Wildlife Being Killed by Outdoor Cats
(Washington, D.C., August 6, 2012) A new study of house cats allowed to roam outdoors finds that nearly one-third succeeded in capturing and killing animals. The cats, which wore special video cameras around their necks that recorded their outdoor activities,… Read More »
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"KittyCam" Reveals High Levels of Wildlife Being Killed by Outdoor Cats
KittyCam stills showing a captured chipmunk and an injured pheobe, National Geographic KittyCam Program (Washington, D.C., August 6, 2012) A new study of house cats allowed to roam outdoors finds that nearly one-third succeeded in capturing and killing animals. The… Read More »
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Studies Show Outdoor Cats Are Popular Prey for Coyotes
Coyote, USFWS (Washington, D.C., March 28, 2012) American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the leading bird conservation organization in the United States, advises that as coyotes continue to move into and around large cities such as New York, Chicago, Boston, Washington, D.C.,… Read More »
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ABC is Hard at Work to Save Native Hawaiian Birds
Mark Twain wrote in Letters from Hawaii that during his 1866 visit to the islands, "I saw cats—Tom cats, Mary Ann cats, long-tailed cats, bobtail cats...platoons of cats, companies of cats, regiments of cats, armies of cats, multitudes of cats,… Read More »
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Meet Atlas, A Happy Adventure Cat
As part of ABC's "Happy Cats, Healthy Birds Campaign," we recently spoke with Samantha Christie, the owner of Atlas the Adventure Cat, about how she keeps Atlas safe and healthy — and how that has changed both of their lives.… Read More »
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One Health, Domestic Cats, and Zoonotic Diseases
One Health. Have you heard of it? The chances are good that you haven’t, yet this term has permeated the public, wildlife, and veterinary health professions for years. And in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, One Health has never… Read More »
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New Study: "Remarkable" Deterioration in Memory Functions of Seniors Infected by Common Parasite Found in Free-roaming Cats
(Washington, D.C., February 20, 2014) A new study just published in the scientific journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity documents what scientists describe as “remarkable” working memory performance reductions in seniors 65 and older that test positive for infection by the… Read More »
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Solutions for Pet Cats
ABC's Cats Indoors program supports simple solutions to keep pet cats and wild birds safe. Check out catio designs and other solutions below to see which is the best fit for you and your cat! CATIO OPTIONS AND OTHER OUTDOOR… Read More »
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Young Birds, Rabbits and Other Newborn Wildlife Easy Prey for Cats
For Immediate Release Contact: Robert Johns, 202-234-7181 ext.210 Acadian Flycatcher. Photo: Daniel Lebbin BETHESDA, MD -- As young birds, rabbits and squirrels venture from their nests in early summer in their usual vulnerable and generally defenseless state, The Wildlife… Read More »
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Cats Indoors
Looking for practical solutions to keep your cat safe while protecting birds? Check out ABC’s Solutions for Pet Cats page. Domestic cats (Felis catus) can make wonderful pets. But cats that roam outdoors, can have serious consequences. Across the globe,… Read More »
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A Change of Heart: Stories of Responsible Cat Care
Responsible Cat Care "I did not always feel strongly about keeping cats indoors. Growing up in suburban Ohio with my pet cat, Tigger, the idea of keeping cats indoors, in an enclosure, or on a leash was completely foreign. It… Read More »
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Endangered Hawaiian Geese at Risk From Disease Spread by Feral Cats, Study Finds
Contact: Grant Sizemore, gsizemore@abcbirds.org, 202-888-7480 (Washington, D.C., June 2, 2016) A new study published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases has documented evidence of “widespread contamination of habitat” in Hawai'i caused by feral cats. This latest research has alarming implications… Read More »
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Report from Gov't of Canada Echoes U.S. Finding: Outdoor Cats are Leading Human-Caused Source of Bird Mortality
(Washington, DC, October 1, 2013) A new study from the government of Canada that looked at more than 25 human-caused sources of bird mortality has found that domestic cats, both feral and owned, are the leading lethal threat to birds… Read More »
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Invasive Mammals Are Pushing Native Birds to the Brink
Contact: Grant Sizemore, 202-888-7480 (Washington, D.C., Dec. 13, 2016) Invasive mammalian predators are killing endangered species around the world at much higher rates than previously known and are “arguably the most damaging group of alien animal species for global biodiversity,”… Read More »
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U.S. Public Poll Finds Strong Support for Domestic Cat Management
A poll conducted in 2019 by American Bird Conservancy (ABC) indicates that a majority of U.S. residents favor management of domestic cats (Felis catus). In a survey of more than 2,000 individuals across the U.S., a majority of respondents supported… Read More »
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New Study: Toxoplasma Infection May Make Mice Permanently Fearless of Cats
(Washington, DC, October 2, 2013) A study just published in the online journal PLOS ONE by University of California graduate student Wendy Ingram has found that the bizarre impacts to mice from the Toxoplasma gondii parasite—which can cause spontaneous abortion… Read More »
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Northeastern Ohio Deer Populations Show High Rates of Toxoplasmosis Infection
(Washington, D.C., December 23, 2014) A new peer-reviewed study published in the journal EcoHealth has found that a large percentage of the Greater Cleveland area’s white-tailed deer—a species widely hunted and harvested by thousands of sportsmen throughout the U.S.—is infected… Read More »
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Lawsuit Charges New York Parks with Violating Endangered Species Act
Contact: Grant Sizemore, ABC Director of Invasive Species Programs, 202-888-7480 (Washington, D.C. March 31, 2016) American Bird Conservancy (ABC) today filed suit in federal court against the New York Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (Parks Office) over the continued presence of… Read More »
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Oʻahu's Public Lands Contaminated with Cat Parasite
Media Contact: Jordan Rutter, Director of Public Relations, 202-888-7472 | jerutter@abcbirds.org | @JERutter Expert Contact: Grant Sizemore, Director of Invasive Species Program, 202-888-7480 | gsizemore@abcbirds.org (Washington, D.C., April, 9, 2020) A new study published in Conservation Science and Practice documented contamination… Read More »
