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Watch: Chris Packham says off-lead dogs endanger birds (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 3 days ago by GreyShuck@feddit.uk to c/nature@feddit.uk

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"When birds see a dog, they see a predator."

Naturalist Chris Packham is pleading with dog owners to keep their pets on a lead during bird breeding season.

The BBC Springwatch presenter told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast that when a dog disturbs a bird on the nest it an abandon its eggs.

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[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 12 points 3 days ago

Not to excuse dogs in any way but free roaming cats are vastly more successful predators and a bigger threat to native animals.

[–] manualoverride@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

I always keep my dog on a lead… but if we both spot a pigeon we chase that flappy bastard together.

[–] kefalos@reddthat.com 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Dog owners won’t care .

[–] lolrightythen@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I'll bring it up at the next meeting.

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Responsible ones will. Unfortunately they're not that common

[–] Sciaphobia@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They aren't the one that need to hear it.

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Eh, plenty of new dog owners out there. Someone who wants to be responsible might not know it. Relevant xkcd

[–] Sciaphobia@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My perspective is from the USA. Here you would pretty much have to be willfully ignorant of the leash laws that are near ubiquitous to not know you should have them leashed whether you know why or not.

Is it different in the UK?

[–] galmuth@feddit.uk 3 points 3 days ago

Yeah, it's pretty different in the UK. Different towns, different parks, and different areas of parks, can all have their own rules.

Take this confusing sign for example which caught lots of dog walkers out: