"Over 70 million birds a year in the UK are KILLED by cats."
As you are quoting figures, where does, and what accurate, not guesswork, research is this number based on??
"Seeing as how many cats there are, it is not natural predation."
Are you claiming that the above mentioned felines are robotic or man made. If so, they are still "natural" as a part of nature, man, has created them.
"Just think how many more birds we'd have (in theory) if the 70 million birds per year, were not killed!"
Just think what the numbers would actually be if it was not for guesswork. It's like vewing figures. A few hundered homes are monitored as to what television programs were wached on a daily basis. From this, they can calculate what I watch. It's bull effluent. I won't say s**t, as that is rude. How do they know if I watch TV, how do they know if I have Sky, freeview, satelite or whatever. I may never watch TV.
Ask the statisticans how many birds my cats have killed over the last 24 years. If they actually know the correct number, I will donate £100:00 to a charity.
As similarites with birds of prey, anything which is claimed to kill birds, be it racing Pigeons, oops sorry Steve, I have mentioned the unmentionables, or little cock Robin, exaggeration is the play of the day.
Malky, a lover of all things, including cat haters. Well, someone has to!!
Bring back the Brent Spar. There was accuracy, oops, sorry, please wait 'till I stop laughing, in reporting the supposed levels of pollutants.
Ahh, so called conservation, don't you just love it.