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Experimental evaluation of the role of feral cat predation in the decline of small mammals in Kakadu National Park

open access: yes, 2016
Made available by the Northern Territory Library via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).'In order to assess the contribution of predation by feral cats to the observed mammal declines, it is necessary to quantify their predatory impact on ...
Gillespie, Graeme   +6 more
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Modelling transmission and control of Toxoplasma gondii in New Zealand farmland

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science
Toxoplasma gondii is one of the world’s most prevalent parasites and has significant impacts on the health of humans, domestic animals and wildlife. In New Zealand’s rural environments, T.
Rachelle N. Binny   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Road to TNR: Examining Trap-Neuter-Return Through the Lens of Our Evolving Ethics

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
In the 2008 article “A Review of Feral Cat Control,” Robertson explored the trend developing in the management of so-called “feral” cats away from lethal methods toward the non-lethal method of trap-neuter-return (TNR). The review explored various issues
Peter Joseph Wolf, Joan E. Schaffner
doaj   +1 more source

What cat is that? A re-id model for feral cats

open access: yesCoRR
Feral cats exert a substantial and detrimental impact on Australian wildlife, placing them among the most dangerous invasive species worldwide. Therefore, closely monitoring these cats is essential labour in minimising their effects. In this context, the potential application of Re-Identification (re-ID) emerges to enhance monitoring activities for ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Monsters of finance

open access: yesAmerican Ethnologist, EarlyView.
Abstract An anthropology of horror can serve as a vernacular critique of financial speculation. Drawing on fieldwork in San Pedro, Paraguay, I track horror across three registers: pombero tricksters; plata yvyguy (buried money) as a founding myth of postwar finance; and obligations binding sesame farmers to monsters, patrones, and creditors.
Caroline E. Schuster
wiley   +1 more source

Physical and Behavioral Measures that Predict Cats’ Socialization in an Animal Shelter Environment during a Three Day Period

open access: yesAnimals, 2013
Animal welfare organizations typically take in cats with unknown levels of socialization towards humans, ranging from unsocialized cats well-socialized but lost pets.
Margaret Slater   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Covalent drug discovery: Progress against key targets, emerging strategies and lessons learnt

open access: yesBritish Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Covalent drug discovery is currently experiencing a boom in industrial and academic interest. To date, at least 75 covalent drugs have received regulatory approval, targeting both traditional target classes and more challenging proteins for which other approaches failed. In many cases, unique aspects of covalent targeting are essential for the
Charles P. Brown   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

FERAL CAT CONTROL IN BRITAIN; DEVELOPING A RABIES CONTINGENCY STRATEGY [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
Feral cat (Felis catus) control is required for reasons of public health, the welfare of cats themselves, and rabies control should an outbreak occur in Britain. A prerequisite to the control of feral cat colonies would be establishing their location. A
Bennett, D.H.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Integrating biodiversity protection into emergency management

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Megafires have emerged as a considerable threat to biodiversity conservation worldwide. The biodiversity‐focused response and recovery actions that occurred during Australia's 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires demonstrate that it is possible to protect biodiversity alongside human life and property during disasters.
Jacey Roche Cerda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corpses as Repositories of Information and Funerals as Information Centres: Why Natural Selection Favours the Bereaved

open access: yesEthology, EarlyView.
Corpses are repositories of information about the cause of death. The distress of the bereaved acts as an honest signal drawing conspecifics to the body, enabling them to learn quickly about the death, adapt their behaviour, and spread knowledge of threats across multiple social levels.
Jacob Dembitzer, Dror Ben‐Ami
wiley   +1 more source

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