You see a cute little endangered beach bird.
Your kitty sees lunch.
I don’t necessarily disagree that something might need to be done with the cats but a questions arises with that 2 billion dollar figure. I’m having trouble believing that bird watching brings in 2 billion dollars into the state or if it does that the piping plover brings in the majority share of it. I’ll bet cats and their related expenses are a multibillion dollar addition to New Jersey, just in terms of the sales taxes on cat food, cat meds,kitty litter and related cat boxes, cat condos and beds, cat nip and cat toys.
So if you are going to cite economics, the cats win hands down!
Sounds like the sooner they become extinct, the better. Survival of the fittest, it's natures design. If they are too stupid to change their habits and nest where it's safe, then they can join the rest of the fossils. It's completely natural and has been happening for thousands (or billions if you are of that religion) years.