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The Cohabitation of Humans and Urban Cats in the Anthropocene: The Clash of Welfare Concepts

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
Urban environments are inhabited by several types of feline populations, which we can differentiate as feral cats, free-roaming pets, and confined pets.
Filip Jaroš
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid recolonisation of feral cats following intensive culling in a semi-isolated context [PDF]

open access: yesNeoBiota, 2020
Invasive feral cats threaten biodiversity at a global scale. Mitigating feral cat impacts and reducing their populations has therefore become a global conservation priority, especially on islands housing high endemic biodiversity.
Pauline Palmas   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Comparison of the activity of selamectin, imidacloprid and fipronil for the treatment of cats infested experimentally with Ctenocephalides felis felis and Ctenocephalides felis strongylus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Twenty adult, domestic short hair cats were randomly allocated into four groups of five cats and housed in separated cages. Each cat was infested with 25 fleas Ctenocephalides felis felis and 25 Ctenocephalides felis strongylus and 2 days later (day 0 ...
Yao, Kp, Franc, Michel, Yao, K.P.
core   +1 more source

Feral Cats Are Better Killers in Open Habitats, Revealed by Animal-Borne Video. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
One of the key gaps in understanding the impacts of predation by small mammalian predators on prey is how habitat structure affects the hunting success of small predators, such as feral cats.
Hugh McGregor   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

“State of the Mewnion”: Practices of Feral Cat Care and Advocacy Organizations in the United States

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Over the last several decades, feral cats have moved from the fringes to the mainstream in animal welfare and sheltering. Although many best practice guidelines have been published by national non-profits and veterinary bodies, little is known about how ...
Sabrina Aeluro   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii‐like oocyst shedding in feral and owned cats in Damascus, Syria

open access: yesJournal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2023
Background The incidence of toxoplasmosis in humans in Syria indicates an increase in the number of infections with this disease. Cats are the only definitive host of Toxoplasma gondii and excrete environmentally resistant oocysts in their feces ...
Mohammad Taher Ismail, Abeer Al‐Kafri
doaj   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal parasites of feral cats from Christmas Island [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Objective To investigate the gastrointestinal parasites present in feral cats on Christmas Island, with particular interest in the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
Elliot, A.D.   +3 more
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First Record of Tasmanian Devils in the Pilbara: Late Quaternary Subfossils From Juukan Gorge, Puutu Kunti Kurrama Country, and Insights Into Human—Faunal Relationships and Extinction

open access: yesArchaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents the first unequivocal evidence for the presence of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) in the Pilbara region of northwestern Australia, based on material recovered from archaeological excavations at Juukan Gorge on Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura country.
Timothy J. Churchill   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cape Town's domestic cats : prey and movement patterns in deep-urban and urban-edge areas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Includes bibliographical references (p. 74-85).Domestic and feral cats (Felis catus) have impacted negatively on native wildlife on both islands and on the mainland.
George, Sharon
core   +1 more source

Use of Clotrimazole in Finfish Aquaculture: Mechanistic Insights, Limitations, and Future Directions for Antifungal Therapy

open access: yesAnimal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
This review critically evaluates clotrimazole as a potential antifungal for finfish aquaculture, highlighting strong mechanistic and in vitro efficacy against aquatic mycoses alongside major gaps in in vivo evidence, toxicokinetics, residue safety, and environmental risk, outlining priorities for responsible therapeutic development and regulatory ...
Arya Sen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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