They are killing the state’s native species. Some Hawaiians want to cull the cats instead
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskNearly 160 years later, however, the descendants of the cats that so delighted Twain are now widely seen as a menace to the islands. The feral cat, explains the Hawaii Invasive Species Council , has become one of the state’s most “devastating” predators.
Cats were first brought to Hawaii aboard European colonists’ ships, where they preyed on rats and mice. As their number in their new home grew during the 19th century, birds started to disappear. At least 30 types of native bird became more scarce or went extinct between 1870 and 1930 as they were exposed to their new whiskered foes, according to theBirds are not the only casualty of Hawaii’s feline invasion.
The overwhelming majority of the whales and dolphins included in the study were killed by other means. But “if they do become infected, this study suggests that they die and they die quickly”, says Kristi West, one of the authors and director of the Health and Stranding Lab at the University of Hawaii. Hawaii’s endangered monk seals have also been killed by the bug.suggests that, globally, they are responsible for the extinction of at least 14% of bird, mammal and reptile island species.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline"Cat got your tern"
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