The National Cat Management Strategy), but a large part of the value of urban nature is the cultural ecosystem. Some people feel that modified urban nature lacks sufficient value to be protected from predators such as cats (e.g. Do cat owners' opinions change regarding having a cat, when they get exposed to scientific information about cats’ hunting habits? Others claim that habitat loss and degradation has a much larger impact on wildlife populations than cat predation. Which gender of cat bring home most prey?Ģ. This citizen science project is a downsized version of wh at can be done on a bigger scale in Denmark, focusing on getting an answer on two main questions:ġ. What prey do cats bring home? Are cat owners aware of the negative impact their cat might have, and are they willing to take action to mitigate negative aspects? These are the questions we are investigating. A 2021 estimate based on a public survey estimated that outdoor cats kill '1.614.95 billion invertebrates, 1.613.58 billion fishes, 1.133.82 billion amphibians, 1.484.31 billion reptiles, 2.695.52 billion birds, and 3.619.80 billion mammals' there each year. In a multidisciplinary team supervised by our science advisor and coached by professors of Citizen Science methods, we tried to combine knowledge of biology with competencies in media, design, journalism and data handling. The aim of this project is to investigate what kind of prey Danish domestic cats bring back home, and what cat owners think about having cats as pets. They are loved by many, but others are concerned about their negative impact on the surrounding environment. Domestic cats are nowadays a common presence in our life.
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