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The cat is the French people's favorite pet. It is also, on the scale of several million individuals, a predator whose impact on biodiversity remains largely underestimated and largely unmeasured. 👉 Tipeee – An essential boost to continue: https://fr.tipeee.com/richardsurterre 👉 Join the VIP community on YouTube:    / @richardsurterre   👉 A one-time donation? PayPal is here: https://paypal.me/Baroncelli40 🛒 Find my products in the official shop: https://richard-sur-terre.myspreadsho... 📲 Follow me on social media: 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/RsurTerre 📸 Instagram:   / richardsurterre   🔎 Eternal Hunts – For hunting enthusiasts: 🌐 Official website: https://chasseseternelles.com/ 📘 Facebook:   / chasseseternelles   🐦 Twitter/X:   / chassesetern   📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasseseter... Scientific and institutional sources: 🔬 Castañeda et al., Animals, 2023 — Predation of French domestic cats (5,048 cats, 36,568 prey) https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13223507 🔬 Pavisse, Vangeluwe & Clergeau, Ardea, 2019 — Cat-related mortality in garden birds (French/Belgian ringing programs) https://doi.org/10.5253/arde.v107i1.a6 🔬 Bonnaud et al., Animal Conservation, 2010 — Cat control on Port-Cros and Yelkouan shearwaters https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2... 🔬 Lepczyk et al., Nature Communications, 2023 — Global synthesis of species consumed by cats Free https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42... 🔬 Medina et al., Global Change Biology, 2011 — Impact of introduced cats on island extinctions https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2... 🔬 Say et al., Animal Conservation, 2012 — Distribution of the European wildcat in France https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2... 🔬 Beugin et al., Ecology and Evolution, 2020 — Wildcat/domestic cat hybridization (Northeast vs Pyrenees) https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5892 🔬 Crowley, Cecchetti & McDonald, People and Nature, 2019 — Perceptions of hunting by cat owners (United Kingdom) https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.6 🔬 Hall et al., PLOS ONE, 2016 — International perceptions of feline predation https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.... Reports and official texts: 📄 Report to Parliament, 2025 — Stray cats in France https://agriculture.gouv.fr/telecharg... 📄 Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, Articles L211-22, L211-23, L211-27 — Stray cats Animals https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/... 📄 Decree of April 23, 2007 — Protection of the European wildcat https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/i... 📄 National Action Plan for Endemic Petrels of Réunion Island, 2021-2030 https://www.reunion.developpement-dur... 🌐 LPO — Official Position on Domestic Cat Predation https://www.lpo.fr/qui-sommes-nous/pr... 🌐 Survey FACCO/Kantar, 2020 — Pet population in France 🌐 Threat Abatement Plan, Australian Government, 2024 — Feral cats https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment... 🌐 Department of Conservation, New Zealand, 2025 — Predator Free 2050 and feral cats https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-re...