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[โ€“] tabarnaski@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd really like to see where you get these facts. I am not awa of any species that went extinct because of cats specifically, and I never saw a cat with a territory of more than a few hundred meters radius.

[โ€“] village604@adultswim.fan 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_predation_on_wildlife

In Australia, hunting by feral cats helped to drive at least 20 native mammals to extinction,[11] and continues to threaten at least 124 more.

In a global 2023 assessment, cats were found to prey on 2,084 different species, of which 347 (or 16.5%) were of conservation concern

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_cat

The home ranges of male feral cats, which are generally two or three times larger than those of female cats, are on average under 10 ha (25 acres), but can vary from almost 300 ha (740 acres) to under 1 ha (2.5 acres).

I've personally witnessed one of my cats well over a mile from home back when they were allowed outside.