Cats Are Killing Birds

What’s Killing North America’s Birds? Per-year estimates of mortality. Source: Loss et al. 2015 Cats 2.6 billion Windows 624 million Vehicles 214 million Power Lines 57 million Comm Towers 6.8 million Wind Turbines up to 679 thousand This is why we need to keep cats indoors and switch to linux.

A bar chart compares estimated bird deaths from cats, windows, vehicles, power lines, communication towers, and wind turbines, showing cats as the largest cause by far. The caption humorously says this is why cats should be kept indoors and people should switch to Linux, punning on “windows” as both a bird hazard and Microsoft’s operating system. EN: A bar chart compares estimated bird deaths from cats, windows, vehicles, power lines, communication towers, and wind turbines, showing cats as the largest cause by far. The caption humorously says this is why cats should be kept indoors and people should switch to Linux, punning on “windows” as both a bird hazard and Microsoft’s operating system.

• @gentoomemes / 10593 2024-04-14