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Simulating free-roaming cat population management options in open demographic environments.
PLoS ONE, 2014 Large populations of free-roaming cats (FRCs) generate ongoing concerns for welfare of both individual animals and populations, for human public health, for viability of native wildlife populations, and for local ecological damage.
Philip S Miller +7 more
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Influences of roaming domestic cats on wildlife activity in patchy urban environments
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Roaming domestic cats (Felis catus) are recognised as a threat to wildlife globally. Yet management of pet cats in urbanised areas is not regularly mandated, and management of feral cats in urbanised areas is rarely implemented.
Loren L. Fardell +3 more
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Influences of key factors on river water quality in urban and rural areas: A review
Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2023 Water quality in rivers is deteriorating in urban and rural areas due to natural and anthropogenic factors. Understanding how changes and factors affect river water quality is crucial for managing water quality in river basins.
Nguyen Tuan Anh +4 more
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The Integrated Dataset of Cat () Roadkill by Korea Roadkill Observation System [PDF]
Geo Data, 2023 The incidence of roadkill and habitat fragmentation caused by human development and road networks is on the rise. Cats primarily consume artificial food and engage in hunting near urban areas.
Sooahn Heo +4 more
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Domestic Cat Abundance and Activity Across a Residential Land Use Gradient
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Free-ranging domestic cats are a detriment to wildlife and humans by preying on native species and transmitting disease. As a result, removing free-ranging cats from the landscape has become a conservation and public health priority.
Kevin F. P. Bennett +5 more
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The Implications of Policies on the Welfare of Free-Roaming Cats in New Zealand
Animals, 2022 A lack of national legislation for cat management in New Zealand poses challenges for ensuring that practices are consistently humane and effective. In this paper, we review the current cat management policies in New Zealand and the implications they ...
Christine L. Sumner +2 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Toxoplasma gondii and Toxocara spp. are the most critical parasites common between humans and cats. The close association of cats with humans in urban areas persuaded us to investigate the prevalence of these parasites in stray and household cats and ...
Poorya Karimi +4 more
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Do Pet Cats Deserve the Disproportionate Blame for Wildlife Predation Compared to Pet Dogs?
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Concerns about the impact of pet dogs and cats on native wildlife populations have shaped pet control legislation, despite there being scant research of their impact in urban areas.
Michael Franklin +5 more
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Animals, 2022 Welfare and management decisions for unowned free-ranging cats in urban environments should no longer be based on knowledge about behavioural ecology of solitary cats living and breeding in more natural ‘wild’ environments. We provide evidence that urban
Eugenia Natoli +2 more
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, 2016 Since Singapore's independence in 1965, the People's Action Party government has launched an extensive urban planning program to transform the island into a modern metropolis.
Chan, Ying-kit
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