Killing (feral) cats quickly (and efficiently)
2021年5月20日 · The paper — Predicting targets and costs for feral-cat reduction on large islands using stochastic population models — estimates that a two-phase culling including a higher cull rate in the first two years (≥ 0.60 proportion of population) followed by a minimum ‘maintenance’ cull of at least 0.50 would bring the population to near ...
Feral Cats, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cull
2020年4月28日 · Many scientists in government agencies and private research institutions argue for a cull: a coordinated effort to trap and euthanize as many feral cats as possible. To any cat owner, however, that plan is a hard sell.
Culling cats 'may do more harm than good'
2015年4月7日 · Shooting or trapping feral cats may increase their numbers, a new study has found. The accidental finding, made during research into the ecological impact of feral cats, emphasises the need to monitor the effects of culling programs, say wildlife biologist Billie Lazenby of the Tasmanian department of primary industries.
Culling Feral Cats Actually Increases Their Numbers, New Study …
2015年4月8日 · A new study has found that trapping and culling might not be the best solution to Australia's feral cat problem - the practice can actually cause an increase in their numbers. Of all the feral animals currently eating, stomping, and hunting their way through Australia's suburbs, cities, rural areas, and desert plains, none have been quite so ...
Rapid recolonisation of feral cats following intensive culling in a ...
Our specific aims were to (i) assess feral cat abundance and density, (ii) test a live-trapping protocol and its success in controlling feral cats, (iii) test the durability of the culling effect on feral cat abundance and densities, and (iv) derive guidance for adaptive and effective management.
Effects of low-level culling of feral cats in open populations: A …
2014年1月1日 · Our results showed that low-level ad hoc culling of feral cats can have unwanted and unexpected outcomes, and con firmed the importance of monitoring if such management actions are implemented.
Culling pest animals can do more harm than good - The …
2015年5月7日 · But a recent study shows that culling can backfire badly. Wildlife biologists in Tasmania decided to test their ability to reduce abundance of feral cats. They surveyed cats in four large...
Culling, Curfews and Caps: Australia ‘Declares War’ on Its Cat …
2023年9月8日 · Invasive species are the biggest drivers of biodiversity loss in Australia, a new United Nations report found this week. And feral cats are the most invasive in the country’s landscape, killing...
Effects of low-level culling of feral cats in open populations: a …
The results showed that low-level ad hoc culling of feral cats can have unwanted and unexpected outcomes, and confirmed the importance of monitoring if such management actions are implemented, and suggested that culling should be as part of a multi-faceted approach.
Culling cats increases the feral population, Australian study finds
2015年4月11日 · HOBART, Tasmania, Australia–– Perhaps the strongest scientific support yet for one of the key presumptions behind neuter/return feral cat control has emerged from a 13-month study by Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries biologist Billie Lazenby and two colleagues.
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