{"id":8225,"date":"2020-05-19T12:24:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T19:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/?page_id=8225"},"modified":"2022-09-13T20:13:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T03:13:58","slug":"cats-and-birds-research-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/cats-and-birds\/cats-and-birds-research-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Cats and Birds Research Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8225\" class=\"elementor elementor-8225\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f918ab2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f918ab2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11490edf\" data-id=\"11490edf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e5c0ad4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e5c0ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cats and Birds | Research Projects<\/h1>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Bird populations are plummeting across North America. Since 1970, the continent has lost nearly 3 billion birds (Rosenberg, 2019). Two of the biggest drivers of this decline are habitat loss and cat-related mortality. Cities like Vancouver have begun to address these threats through the creation of city-specific guidelines to support biodiversity, such as the Vancouver Bird Strategy. To make these strategies most effective, we require up-to-date estimates of urban bird and cat populations thriving within city boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>Stewardship Centre for BC initiated two research projects to collect on-the-ground information about outdoor cats and birds: in Greater Vancouver (2020) and in Okanagan (2022). Researchers use standardized methodology and computer models to produce population estimates and inform management plans for keeping cats and birds safe in British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 36px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><strong>To learn more about cat and bird counts in each area, click on the buttons below.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a22823 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a22823\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5ddb54\" data-id=\"c5ddb54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf0eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"edf0eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/cb-research-vancouver\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Cats and Birds Research in Greater Vancouver<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa24e08\" data-id=\"aa24e08\" 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data-id=\"acb9ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cbe551 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cbe551\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8164592\" data-id=\"8164592\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db0e97d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db0e97d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Cats and Birds Research News<\/h4>\n<p>Check out our recent news and updates from Cats and Birds research projects.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c99ae elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"a2c99ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers_and_prev_next&quot;,&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-16559 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cats-and-birds category-cb-research-cats-and-birds category-cb-research category-news tag-cats-and-birds tag-cats-and-birds-research tag-research tag-vancouver-bird-count\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/vancouver-bird-count-results-were-published-in-the-journal-of-animal-ecology\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-16562\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/vancouver-bird-count-results-were-published-in-the-journal-of-animal-ecology\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tVancouver Bird Count results were published in the Journal of Animal Ecology\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 6, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The results of Vancouver Bird Count, led by Harold Eyster, were published in the Journal of Animal Ecology in November 2024. Between 1997 and 2020, Greater Vancouver bird abundance reduced by 26%.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/vancouver-bird-count-results-were-published-in-the-journal-of-animal-ecology\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Vancouver Bird Count results were published in the Journal of Animal Ecology\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-12334 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cats-and-birds category-cb-research-cats-and-birds category-news tag-cats-and-birds tag-research tag-vancouver-bird-count\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/preliminary-research-results-from-vancouver-bird-count\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/3-298x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12347\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/3-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/3-768x772.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/3.jpg 784w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/preliminary-research-results-from-vancouver-bird-count\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tPreliminary research results from Vancouver Bird Count\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 18, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Harold Eyster, who conducted Vancouver Bird Count in 2021, shares a research update and preliminary results from his study. Harold&#8217;s bird counts show declines in some bird species in Vancouver and an increase in others when compared to 1990&#8217;s counts. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/preliminary-research-results-from-vancouver-bird-count\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Preliminary research results from Vancouver Bird Count\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-12064 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cats-and-birds category-cb-research-cats-and-birds category-news tag-bats tag-bird-count tag-cat-count tag-cats-and-birds tag-cats-and-birds-research tag-okanagan tag-okanagan-cat-and-bird-count tag-okanagan-cat-count tag-research\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/okcatcount_august\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8118-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12068\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8118-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8118.jpg 627w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/okcatcount_august\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tAugust research update from the Okanagan Cat Count\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 12, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Even though the summer is coming to an end, Olivia continues to collect valuable data on cats and birds in the South Okanagan. Check out the latest update from the field and find many cool photos from behind the scenes. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/okcatcount_august\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about August research update from the Okanagan Cat Count\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-load-more-anchor\" data-page=\"1\" data-max-page=\"6\" data-next-page=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8225\/page\/2\/\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-pagination\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"page-numbers prev\">&laquo; Previous<\/span>\n<span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Page<\/span>1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8225\/page\/2\/\"><span 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Since 1970, the continent has lost nearly 3 billion birds (Rosenberg, 2019). Two of the biggest drivers of this decline are habitat loss and cat-related mortality. Cities like Vancouver have begun to address these threats through the creation of city-specific guidelines to support biodiversity, such as the Vancouver Bird Strategy. To make these strategies most effective, we require up-to-date estimates of urban bird and cat populations thriving within city boundaries. Stewardship Centre for BC initiated two research projects to collect on-the-ground information about outdoor cats and birds: in Greater Vancouver (2020) and in Okanagan (2022). Researchers use standardized methodology and computer models to produce population estimates and inform management plans for keeping cats and birds safe in British Columbia. 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