Global News in Lethbridge aired a piece on cats & birds and the fact that during the spring and early summer, fledgling birds tend to spend a lot of time on the ground. As Coreen Putnam, manager of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre notes, “it’s at that point that they are the most at risk for mortality from cats.”

Lethbirdge, unlike Calgary, has no mandatory licensing or no-free-roam bylaw for cats.

“Cats that do roam free within urban communities do put quite a large strain on urban wildlife including birds, raccoons, skunks and smaller animals like mice,” Animal Services peace officer Skylar Plourde said.

See the full Global News piece here.