10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2013

On the mainland they face predation from domestic cats, dogs, genets, mongoose and Cape Gulls which steal their chicks and eggs. In recent years on two subsequent December nights, this single leopard killed 65 penguins, only feasting on a small percentage of the carcasses.

Penguins 250

Penguins South Africa Leopards Sharks 250

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing. In some regions of the world, the carnivore landscape is taken up by many different cats at the middle and larger range, and by things like civets and mongoose at the smaller end. ” Many. Probably too many.

Feral Cats 257

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 257

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats. A foot deep by some accounts, it killed what life was left in the forest. And, then there were the droppings.

Mauritius 133

Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 133

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2018

Yet, in 1990s India has killed more than 99% of its Gyps vultures (e.g. Oddly, I saw no rats, only a mongoose or two and a few stray dogs. Now, asking for vultures in India is a bit like asking your safari guide to show you a leopard. Not for the same reason, although. Leopards are hard to spot because they are elusive.

India 186

India Stray Dog Cows Rats 186