>>1791822Cat's kill small vertebrates that live near humans in their yards, parks and fields. Even if individuals are killed that doesn't mean the population is suffering. Those species are mostly doing fine because they can deal with humans and won't face habitat loss. Cats are just a factor of city life like cars, air pollution, noise and night lights.
Hikers, bikers and friends stray extremely far from human settlements and cause stress to wildlife that can't deal with humans. Stress, starvation from using energy to flee too often or leaving their kids to die because they think the area isn't safe anymore since they sensed a human ~300 feet away can also kill individuals and puts a strain on populations that already struggle to find habitat without human presence.
