RSPCA Australia Research Report
... An issue worth mentioning is the role of cats in killing other pest species such as mice and rats. The two examples mentioned in Sydney and Perth show that cats have a role in reducing these species which themselves predate on birds. Some studies on islands have shown that if the cat numbers are red ...
... An issue worth mentioning is the role of cats in killing other pest species such as mice and rats. The two examples mentioned in Sydney and Perth show that cats have a role in reducing these species which themselves predate on birds. Some studies on islands have shown that if the cat numbers are red ...
Mice, White-Footed and Deer - Internet Center for Wildlife Damage
... of smell makes them highly efficient at ...
... of smell makes them highly efficient at ...
Predation of Native Wildlife by the Cat Felis catus
... according to the availability of prey. An adult feral Cat of average weight (about 4 kg) requires about 300 g of flesh daily to survive. Cats do not need drinking water as they can obtain sufficient moisture from their prey. They are the most specialised meat eaters among the carnivores, requiring a ...
... according to the availability of prey. An adult feral Cat of average weight (about 4 kg) requires about 300 g of flesh daily to survive. Cats do not need drinking water as they can obtain sufficient moisture from their prey. They are the most specialised meat eaters among the carnivores, requiring a ...
Predation of Native Wildlife by the Cat
... according to the availability of prey. An adult feral Cat of average weight (about 4 kg) requires about 300 g of flesh daily to survive. Cats do not need drinking water as they can obtain sufficient moisture from their prey. They are the most specialised meat eaters among the carnivores, requiring a ...
... according to the availability of prey. An adult feral Cat of average weight (about 4 kg) requires about 300 g of flesh daily to survive. Cats do not need drinking water as they can obtain sufficient moisture from their prey. They are the most specialised meat eaters among the carnivores, requiring a ...
Reducing the Impact of Cats on Birds and Wildlife
... populations. Because they depend on food from the wild, feral cat home ranges are much larger and they are believed to kill many more birds than domestic cats. ...
... populations. Because they depend on food from the wild, feral cat home ranges are much larger and they are believed to kill many more birds than domestic cats. ...
DMS
... Experimental results suggest that chicks already have a well developed sense of smell before leaving the nest. ...
... Experimental results suggest that chicks already have a well developed sense of smell before leaving the nest. ...
The Science of Feral Cats - American Bird Conservancy
... for reproduction, but intermediate hosts may also be infected and include all warm-blooded animals (i.e., birds, mammals). Infection rates have been shown to be higher in free-roaming cats than pet cats, with the lowest prevalence in cats kept indoors.8 Additionally, scientists have identified that ...
... for reproduction, but intermediate hosts may also be infected and include all warm-blooded animals (i.e., birds, mammals). Infection rates have been shown to be higher in free-roaming cats than pet cats, with the lowest prevalence in cats kept indoors.8 Additionally, scientists have identified that ...
E Gardner Feral Cat legal analysis071213
... have the power to arrest any person committing a violation in his presence or view without a warrant, execute any warrant and search any place. Kauai County has already had some direct experience with the MBTA as it pled guilty to violating the Act in 2010, by virtue of its killing or wounding more ...
... have the power to arrest any person committing a violation in his presence or view without a warrant, execute any warrant and search any place. Kauai County has already had some direct experience with the MBTA as it pled guilty to violating the Act in 2010, by virtue of its killing or wounding more ...
Invader of the Month: Feral Cats
... However, when these cats are released into the environment on a permanent basis, they can disrupt the balance of an already fragile ecosystem. When cats are first released into the environment, they are generally referred to as strays, and can be reincorporated into domestication with little difficu ...
... However, when these cats are released into the environment on a permanent basis, they can disrupt the balance of an already fragile ecosystem. When cats are first released into the environment, they are generally referred to as strays, and can be reincorporated into domestication with little difficu ...
Progress in eradicating cats (Felis catus) on Christmas Island to
... and predators such as the cat and black rat (R. rattus) are also crucial factors. ...
... and predators such as the cat and black rat (R. rattus) are also crucial factors. ...
Dying to be clean: pen trials of novel cat and fox control devices
... animals that are inadvertently poisoned (Eason et al. 2010). The antidote is most successful if administered intravenously once symptoms of toxicoses are observed. This study documents pen trials of four different grooming traps designed to deliver a lethal dose of PAPP gel onto the fur of cats and ...
... animals that are inadvertently poisoned (Eason et al. 2010). The antidote is most successful if administered intravenously once symptoms of toxicoses are observed. This study documents pen trials of four different grooming traps designed to deliver a lethal dose of PAPP gel onto the fur of cats and ...
The beetle (Coleoptera) fauna of the Antipodes Islands
... islands compared with the Auckland, Campbell and Snares Islands. Warham and Johns (1975) summarised the history of scientific and entomological exploration of the Antipodes Islands. Apparently the first entomological collections were made by Prof F. W. Hutton during a visit in 1901. Further collecti ...
... islands compared with the Auckland, Campbell and Snares Islands. Warham and Johns (1975) summarised the history of scientific and entomological exploration of the Antipodes Islands. Apparently the first entomological collections were made by Prof F. W. Hutton during a visit in 1901. Further collecti ...
Monitoring data from citizen-science programs
... Ecological roles and conservation challenges of social, burrowing, herbivorous mammals in the world’s grasslands Ana D Davidson1,2*, James K Detling3, and James H Brown1 The world’s grassland ecosystems are shaped in part by a key functional group of social, burrowing, herbivorous mammals. Through h ...
... Ecological roles and conservation challenges of social, burrowing, herbivorous mammals in the world’s grasslands Ana D Davidson1,2*, James K Detling3, and James H Brown1 The world’s grassland ecosystems are shaped in part by a key functional group of social, burrowing, herbivorous mammals. Through h ...
Chapter 30 Study Guide
... the cerebellums of a reptile, a bird, and a mammal that are shown in Figure 30.8. A welldeveloped cerebellum allows an animal to have precise motor movements and to make complex movements in three dimensional space. Complex behavior The mother fox referred to at the beginning of the chapter eventual ...
... the cerebellums of a reptile, a bird, and a mammal that are shown in Figure 30.8. A welldeveloped cerebellum allows an animal to have precise motor movements and to make complex movements in three dimensional space. Complex behavior The mother fox referred to at the beginning of the chapter eventual ...
Stress hormones suggest opposite trends of food availability for
... and does not always shed light on the mechanisms of physical forcing and ecosystem processes (Hunt et al., 2002). Even direct measures of prey abundance (via trawling) may not provide an accurate assessment of what is available to the birds because they do not account for the many foraging decisions ...
... and does not always shed light on the mechanisms of physical forcing and ecosystem processes (Hunt et al., 2002). Even direct measures of prey abundance (via trawling) may not provide an accurate assessment of what is available to the birds because they do not account for the many foraging decisions ...
Groote Eylandt group - Anindilyakwa Land Council
... islet supports more than 1% of the world's Roseate Terns. Approximately 900 plant species and 330 vertebrate species are recorded from the Site, including twelve threatened species (amongst them the Northern Hoppingmouse, Brush-tailed Rabbit-rat and Northern Quoll). Many of the threatening processes ...
... islet supports more than 1% of the world's Roseate Terns. Approximately 900 plant species and 330 vertebrate species are recorded from the Site, including twelve threatened species (amongst them the Northern Hoppingmouse, Brush-tailed Rabbit-rat and Northern Quoll). Many of the threatening processes ...
Appendix 3-5 Shiels Army annual report June 2007
... PhD Student, Department of Botany, University of Hawai`i at Manoa Introduction Four rodents were introduced to the Hawaiian Islands upon human settlement (Rattus exulans in 700 AD; R. rattus, R. norvegicus, and Mus musculus shortly after Captain Cook’s arrival in 1778). Because the flora and fauna i ...
... PhD Student, Department of Botany, University of Hawai`i at Manoa Introduction Four rodents were introduced to the Hawaiian Islands upon human settlement (Rattus exulans in 700 AD; R. rattus, R. norvegicus, and Mus musculus shortly after Captain Cook’s arrival in 1778). Because the flora and fauna i ...
Body size evolution in insular vertebrates: generality of the island rule
... have been better for the good swimmers if they had been able to swim still further, whereas it would have been better for the bad swimmers if they had not been able to swim at all and had stuck to the wreck. Many of the remarkable and apparently anomalous ecological and evolutionary characteristics ...
... have been better for the good swimmers if they had been able to swim still further, whereas it would have been better for the bad swimmers if they had not been able to swim at all and had stuck to the wreck. Many of the remarkable and apparently anomalous ecological and evolutionary characteristics ...
Ecological roles and conservation challenges of social, burrowing
... • Grassland management must include promoting sufficient numbers of burrowing mammals to fulfill their landscapescale functional roles, so as to maintain the health and biodiversity of grassland systems and the ecosystem services they ...
... • Grassland management must include promoting sufficient numbers of burrowing mammals to fulfill their landscapescale functional roles, so as to maintain the health and biodiversity of grassland systems and the ecosystem services they ...
Kleptoparasitism, disturbance and predation of yellow - ICM-CSIC
... Larus species (Fuchs, 1977; Smith, 1991; Velarde, 1992; Hario, 1994). The results suggest that interactions did not represent a threat (at least as decrease of breeding success) in any of the three colonies. Only ca. 10% of chicks hatched at the three colonies were preyed upon by yellow-legged gulls ...
... Larus species (Fuchs, 1977; Smith, 1991; Velarde, 1992; Hario, 1994). The results suggest that interactions did not represent a threat (at least as decrease of breeding success) in any of the three colonies. Only ca. 10% of chicks hatched at the three colonies were preyed upon by yellow-legged gulls ...
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... ABSTRACT: Seabirds feed heavily on Arctic cod Boreogadus saida during the summer in the Canadian Arctic but little is known of the interactions among birds while foraging and the factors that drive feeding behaviour. The objective of this study was to describe the relationship between seabirds and A ...
... ABSTRACT: Seabirds feed heavily on Arctic cod Boreogadus saida during the summer in the Canadian Arctic but little is known of the interactions among birds while foraging and the factors that drive feeding behaviour. The objective of this study was to describe the relationship between seabirds and A ...
Felis catus
... Most cats do not wander more than 200 m away from either a food source or cover. Female cats living in (southern) desert settlements do not leave the inhabited area and have very small home ranges, while those living in the Mediterranean region (central and northern) wander outside under the cover o ...
... Most cats do not wander more than 200 m away from either a food source or cover. Female cats living in (southern) desert settlements do not leave the inhabited area and have very small home ranges, while those living in the Mediterranean region (central and northern) wander outside under the cover o ...
Cats & Wildlife A Conservation Dilemma Introduction
... predators, such as bobcats, foxes, or coyotes. Second, they often have a dependable supply of supplemental food provided by humans and are, therefore, not influenced by changes in populations of prey. Whereas populations of native predators will decline when prey becomes scarce, cats receiving food ...
... predators, such as bobcats, foxes, or coyotes. Second, they often have a dependable supply of supplemental food provided by humans and are, therefore, not influenced by changes in populations of prey. Whereas populations of native predators will decline when prey becomes scarce, cats receiving food ...
management of feral animals
... Phosphine is considered more humane than chloropicrin due to a quicker death from the time of first symptoms. It can take several hours to reach toxic concentrations, due to reliance on passive diffusion from chemical tablets and the tendency for it to pool in low spots before dispersing; thus sympt ...
... Phosphine is considered more humane than chloropicrin due to a quicker death from the time of first symptoms. It can take several hours to reach toxic concentrations, due to reliance on passive diffusion from chemical tablets and the tendency for it to pool in low spots before dispersing; thus sympt ...
Reducing Domestic and Feral Cat Predation
... because only a small proportion, less than 25%, of kills are brought home. ...
... because only a small proportion, less than 25%, of kills are brought home. ...
Introduced mammals on seabird breeding islands
Seabirds include some of the most threatened taxa anywhere in the world. For example, of extant albatross species, 82% are listed as threatened, endangered, or critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The two leading threats to seabirds are accidental bycatch by commercial fishing operations and introduced mammals on their breeding islands. Mammals are typically brought to remote islands by humans either accidentally as stowaways on ships, or deliberately for hunting, ranching, or biological control of previously introduced species. Introduced mammals have a multitude of negative effects on seabirds including direct and indirect effects. Direct effects include predation and disruption of breeding activities, and indirect effects include habitat transformation due to overgrazing and major shifts in nutrient cycling due to a halting of nutrient subsidies from seabird excrement. There are other invasive species on islands that wreak havoc on native bird populations (e.g. brown snakes on Guam), but mammals are by far the most commonly introduced species to islands and the most detrimental to breeding seabirds. Despite efforts to remove introduced mammals from these remote islands, invasive mammals are still present on roughly 80% of islands worldwide.