TIL: House cats are extremely effective hunters; domestic and feral cats kill billions of birds every year in the US alone. Putting a loud/extremely visible collar on cats can help warn birds from cat attacks.
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/18/820953617/the-killer-at-home-house-cats-have-more-impact-on-local-wildlife-than-wild-preda
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The Killer At Home: House Cats Have More Impact On Local Wildlife Than Wild Predators
They may look cute and fluffy, and they don't go far, but cats are deadly stalkers who rule concentrated areas of their neighborhoods.NPR
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Loud collars are super harmful to cats' hearing systems and it drives them crazy.
Plus there is no real evidence that this would effectively help birds.
Please try again, learn something different