Categorisation of cats: Managing boundary felids in Aotearoa New Zealand and Britain
Management of domestic and wild animals is an integral part of conservation and is often based on how an animal is categorised. For example, feral cats are often killed, while valued companion cats and native wildcats are protected.
Alexandra Palmer, Virginia Thomas
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Sexual cycle of cats and non-invasive diagnostic methods
Mostly all feral cats are listed in the IUCN International Red Book. This fact is caused by the negative impact of civilization on the ecosystem, including fauna. This trend applies equally to feral cats from the family Felidae (tigers, jaguars, leopards,
O. V. Burlakova, V. Y. Stefanyk
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Diagnosis of pancreatic disease in feline platynosomosis [PDF]
Objectives: Platynosomum species are cat-specific parasitic trematodes that parasitize the biliary ducts and gall bladder. Due to the common connection to the major duodenal papilla of the pancreas and common bile ducts in addition to the periductal ...
Illanes, Oscar +4 more
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Multistate matrix population model to assess the contributions and impacts on population abundance of domestic cats in urban areas including owned cats, unowned cats, and cats in shelters. [PDF]
Concerns over cat homelessness, over-taxed animal shelters, public health risks, and environmental impacts has raised attention on urban-cat populations.
D T Tyler Flockhart, Jason B Coe
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A Public Policy Toward the Management of Feral Cats [PDF]
[Excerpt] “This paper examines the current wildlife laws, both federal and state, to determine what laws may apply to managing the feral cat population. It begins with a determination of how domestic cats are classified under these laws.
Gorman, Shawn, Levy, Julie
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Rethinking brachycephaly: Anatomical implications and health considerations in lagomorphs
Abstract Brachycephaly in domestic rabbits is increasingly perceived by welfare organizations as associated with significant health complications, particularly oral pathologies. Despite this perception, comparative anatomical research into rabbit brachycephaly is limited compared to that of dogs and cats, compelling an in‐depth examination of its ...
Helaina Cressy +3 more
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The ecology of feral cats (Felis catus) on a New Zealand offshore island : considerations for management : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Pholosophy in Zoology at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand [PDF]
Invasive species have contributed to the global biodiversity crisis, with the majority of recentday terrestrial vertebrate extinctions implicating invasive predators. Domestic cats (Felis catus), particularly feral cats, are among the main culprits. In
Strang, Kathryn Emily
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ABSTRACT This paper reports on the excavation of a cache of stone artefacts, buried on the bank of a waterhole or ‘billabong’ in central western Queensland. This is an extremely rare find, and yet it is the second such site to be reported within less than a 10 km radius.
Yinika L. Perston +5 more
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: Toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii that transmitted from animals to humans. Actually, the symptoms of toxoplasmosis are asymptomatic with non-spesific and similar to other diseases.
Prayuani Dwi Agustin, J Mukono
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Effects of Feral Cats on the Evolution of Antipredator Behaviors in the Aegean Wall Lizard (Pordarcis erhardii) [PDF]
Exotic predators such as feral cats (Felis catus), have been the driving force behind the extinction of many endemic species of island mammals, birds and reptiles.
Li, Binbin
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