[HTML][HTML] Zoonotic parasites associated with predation by dogs and cats

JA Mendoza Roldan, D Otranto - Parasites & Vectors, 2023 - Springer
One of the most common behaviors of cats that have an indoor/outdoor lifestyle is to bring
hunted “gifts” to their owners, represented by small mammals, reptiles and birds. Access to …

Review and synthesis of the global literature on domestic cat impacts on wildlife

SR Loss, B Boughton, SM Cady… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A vast global literature documents that free‐roaming domestic cats (Felis catus) have
substantial negative effects on wildlife, including through predation, fear, disease and …

[HTML][HTML] Caught on camera: The impacts of urban domestic cats on wild prey in an African city and neighbouring protected areas

CL Seymour, RE Simmons, F Morling… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Domestic cats (Felis catus) have contributed to the extinction of indigenous species
worldwide, but impacts in Africa are unstudied. We compare prey returned home from three …

[HTML][HTML] We need to worry about Bella and Charlie: the impacts of pet cats on Australian wildlife

S Legge, JCZ Woinarski, CR Dickman… - Wildlife …, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
Research and management attention on the impacts of the introduced domestic cat (Felis
catus) on Australian fauna have focussed mainly on the feral population. Here, we …

Prey selection and predation behavior of free-roaming domestic cats (Felis catus) in an urban ecosystem: Implications for urban cat management

DJ Herrera, MV Cove, WJ McShea, DT Flockhart… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ecological impact of free-roaming domestic cats (Felis catus) is well-studied. However,
despite receiving considerable attention in both the scientific and popular literature …

Drivers and facilitators of hunting behaviour in domestic cats and options for management

M Cecchetti, SL Crowley, RA McDonald - Mammal Review, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Domestic cats Felis catus are distinct from other domesticated animals because their
phenotype and genotype are relatively unchanged. While they live with people as pets or …

Climate change and companion animals: identifying links and opportunities for mitigation and adaptation strategies

A Protopopova, LH Ly, BH Eagan… - Integrative and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Recent natural disasters and weather extremes are a stark reminder that we live in a climate
crisis. Climate scientists and policymakers have asked each discipline to anticipate and …

A science-based policy for managing free-roaming cats

CA Lepczyk, DC Duffy, DM Bird, M Calver… - Biological …, 2022 - Springer
Free-roaming domestic cats (ie, cats that are owned or unowned and are considered 'at
large') are globally distributed non-native species that have marked impacts on biodiversity …

[HTML][HTML] Cat gets its tern: A case study of predation on a threatened coastal seabird

CN Greenwell, MC Calver, NR Loneragan - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Feral cats living completely independently of people are, unequivocally,
agents of wildlife decline, which is linked to the local extinction of numerous bird, mammal …

Urban landscape and infection risk in free‐roaming cats

MG Candela, A Fanelli, J Carvalho… - Zoonoses and Public …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite public concern on the role of free‐roaming cats as reservoirs of zoonotic agents,
little is known about the influence of urban and peri‐urban landscapes on the exposure risk …