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 …

Oceanic islands remained free of humans until relatively recent times. On contact, humans
encountered pristine environments with unique ecosystems and species highly vulnerable …

One of the major characteristics of globalisation has been the spread of plant and animal
species. Although fauna and flora are always on the move, human mobility and its …

Throughout much of the world, growing populations of free-ranging domestic cats pose an
increasingly serious threat to biodiversity. However, no study has estimated the magnitude …

Domestic cats are suspected to have an impact on wild populations of birds and small
mammals, but published reports of predation on bats are either rare or anecdotal. We based …

The domestic cat has been introduced on most islands worldwide, where it has established
feral populations and is currently known to be one of the worst invasive mammalian …

Despite evidence that pet cats prey on urban wildlife and may transmit disease, there is
uncertainty over whether they cause declines in wildlife populations. The uncertainty fosters …

Anthropogenic mortality is a major cause of global mortality in terrestrial vertebrates.
Quantifying its impact on the dynamics of threatened species is essential to improve their …

Anthropization of insular ecosystems may have negative impacts on native populations of
lizards, which provide core ecosystem services on islands. We aimed to identify …

The domestic cat F elis catus is distributed worldwide and has had a long historical
relationship with humans. In some regions, such as A ustralia, it has become feral and a …