Polish scientific institute classifies domestic cats as 'invasive alien species,' arguing they have a harmful impact on biodiversity with the number of birds and mammals they hunt
Biologist Wojciech Solarz said there are 1,786 other species listed as"invasive alien species" and that cats met all criteria of that classification.
A respected Polish scientific institute has classified domestic cats as an “invasive alien species,” citing the damage they cause to birds and other wildlife. Wojciech Solarz, a biologist at the state-run Polish Academy of Sciences, wasn't prepared for the disapproving public response when he entered “Felis catus,” the scientific name for the common house cat, into a national database run by the academy's Institute of Nature Conservation.
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