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PERI-CENE Spatial Analysis Tool P-CAT

, 2021
The Peri-cene is developing the Peri-urban Analysis Tool (P-CAT) Spatial Analysis tool, as an online system which provides a local applications of a global spatial dataset.
Geography, Pinto, Nuno; id_orcid, Planning, Property and Environmental Management, Sahana, Mehebub; id_orcid, Ravetz, Joe; id_orcid   +4 more
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Density and Home Range of Cats in a Small Inhabited Mediterranean Island

Animals
There is growing concern about effectively controlling cat populations due to their impact on biodiversity, especially on islands. To plan this management, it is essential to know the cat population size, sterilization rates, and space they use.
Sara Molina-Bernabeu, Germán M. López-Iborra   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public Opinions on Strategies for Managing Stray Cats and Predictors of Opposition to Trap-Neuter and Return in Brisbane, Australia

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
A survey of Brisbane residents was undertaken to investigate community attitudes toward urban stray cats and their management. Surveys were distributed to 84 medical and dental practices across Brisbane City, and were completed by 305 patients and staff.
Jacquie Rand, Jacquie Rand, Gina Fisher, Kate Lamb, Andrea Hayward   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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.

PLoS ONE, 2018
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
doaj   +1 more source

Management Recommendations for Feral Cat (Felis catus) Populations Within an Urban Conservancy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 2009
The ability of cats (Fells catus) to colonize most land habitats worldwide led to an increasing number of feral cat populations in many areas where food resources are easily available. High densities of feral cats in urban areas, particularly in conservancies, have the potential to impact negatively on both human and local wildlife populations.
Jaclyn Tennent, Colleen T. Downs, Marilyn Bodasing   +2 more
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The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
wiley   +1 more source

Outcomes of a Community Cat Program Based on Sterilization of Owned, Semi-Owned and Unowned Cats in a Small Rural Town

Animals
Free-roaming cats in urban and peri-urban areas and in rural towns pose significant challenges due to their nuisance behaviors, threats to wildlife, and potential disease transmission. Traditional management methods often involve trapping and euthanizing
Jacquie Rand, Abithaswathi M. Saraswathy, Joy Verrinder, Mandy B. A. Paterson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese, Chiara Fiscone, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An accessible scheme for monitoring free‐roaming cat population trends

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Free‐roaming cats (FRCs) form nondomiciliary population groups that might lead to adverse environmental effects, as well as to welfare impairment of the cats themselves.
Idit Gunther, Lior Azriel, Hila Wolf, Tal Raz, Eyal Klement   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The relationship between landscape features and domestic species on the occupancy of native mammals in urban forests [Elektronisk resurs]

, 2021
Landscape features such as roads, hiking trails, and forest edge are prevalent features of urban forests. These features can negatively influence biodiversity through fragmentation and facilitate the penetration of invasive species, particularly ...
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet., Soultan, Alaaeldin,   +1 more
core   +1 more source