“Maybe the only explanation for people who have to ask why the Florida grasshopper sparrow matters is this: It matters not because it is a source of enrichment for human lives (although it is), not because it is a source… — Peter P. Marra Copy Share Image
“Certain bird species—herons, terns and ibises, for example—mesmerized Roosevelt. As president he insisted that killing one of these Florida exotics was a federal crime.”5” — Peter P. Marra Copy Share
“Few problems are less recognized, but more important than, the accelerating disappearance of the earth’s biological resources. In pushing other species to extinction, humanity… — Peter P. Marra Copy Share
“many leaders would rather postpone action—take a wait-and-see attitude—than proactively work toward a solution.” — Peter P. Marra Copy Share
“Cats are opportunistic predators by nature. If given a chance to kill a bird or other small animal, most cats will take it. That… — Peter P. Marra Copy Share
“By the time Lyall set foot on the shores of Stephens Island, almost a third of New Zealand’s unique species were already extinct due… — Peter P. Marra Copy Share
“At the same time, they will also express great concern about the future that awaits us should this at once powerful and fragile web… — Peter P. Marra Copy Share
“As in the United States, this makes cats the most significant source of direct anthropogenic bird mortality.” — Peter P. Marra Copy Share
“The final mortality numbers showed that cats killed between 1.3 and 4 billion (median 2.4 billion) birds per year, with unowned cats causing the… — Peter P. Marra Copy Share
“The truth is that trap-neuter-return makes people—not cats and certainly not wildlife—feel better.” — Peter P. Marra Copy Share
“The man of science has learned to believe in justification, not by faith but by verification. —Thomas Huxley” — Peter P. Marra Copy Share
“As with some examples we have shown earlier, these very vocal advocates seem to overlook the “genocide” of native animals perpetrated by introduced predators… — Peter P. Marra Copy Share
“If current trends are not reversed, it is expected that at least one of New Zealand’s five kiwi species will go extinct within the… — Peter P. Marra Copy Share
“The cat, an introduced animal, is not needed here outside of buildings. It has disturbed the biological balance and has become a destructive force… — Peter P. Marra Copy Share
“Maybe the only explanation for people who have to ask why the Florida grasshopper sparrow matters is this: It matters not because it is… — Peter P. Marra Copy Share
“6.3 to 22.3 billion (median 12.3 billion) mammals were killed every year by outdoor cats.” — Peter P. Marra Copy Share
