Misleading estimates of economic impacts of biological invasions: Including the costs but not the benefits

D Boltovskoy, R Guiaşu, L Burlakova, A Karatayev… - Ambio, 2022 - Springer
The economic costs of non-indigenous species (NIS) are a key factor for the allocation of
efforts and resources to eradicate or control baneful invasions. Their assessments are …

[HTML][HTML] Rethinking the animal shelter's role in free-roaming cat management

KF Hurley, JK Levy - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Substantial societal investment is made in the management of free-roaming cats by various
methods, with goals of such programs commonly including wildlife conservation, public …

Reduction of free-roaming cat population requires high-intensity neutering in spatial contiguity to mitigate compensatory effects

I Gunther, H Hawlena, L Azriel… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
When free-roaming in natural areas, the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) is ranked high
among the most destructive alien species. Near human dwellings, it might pose a risk to …

Abundance and detection of feral cats decreases after severe fire on Kangaroo Island, Australia

R Hohnen, AI James, P Jennings, BP Murphy… - Austral …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Predation by feral cats (Felis catus) has caused the extinction of many native species in
Australia and globally. There is growing evidence that the impacts of feral cats can be …

The impacts of free‐roaming cats cannot be generalized and their role in rodent management should not be overlooked

FR Badenes‐Pérez - Conservation Science and Practice, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cats, Felis catus L.(Carnivora: Felidae), were domesticated because of their role in
rodent control around human settlements. Free‐roaming cats (henceforth, referred to as …

Efficacy and safety of Eradicat® feral cat baits in eastern Australia: population impacts of baiting programmes on feral cats and non-target mammals and birds

BA Fancourt, G Harry, J Speed, MN Gentle - Journal of Pest Science, 2022 - Springer
Reducing the damage caused by feral cats (Felis catus) to wildlife, livestock and human
health is a key objective for many land managers and human health agencies globally. The …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term monitoring reveals the value of continuous trapping to curtail the effects of free-roaming cats in protected island habitats

DJ Herrera, JD Dixon, MV Cove - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
Free-roaming domestic cats (Felis catus) pose numerous risks to biodiversity conservation,
especially in island ecosystems. However, the removal of cats is costly, labor-intensive, and …

Effectiveness of toxic baiting for the control of canines and felines

YZ Foo, DWA Noble, PL Taggart - Biological Conservation, 2025 - Elsevier
Toxic baiting has been widely adopted for the control of exotic canines and felines.
However, high variability in findings make it difficult to gauge the overall efficacy of this …

Impacts and management of unowned and owned cats at a seabird colony on Reunion Island (Western Indian Ocean)

A Choeur, L Faulquier, S Orlowski, J Dijoux, G Potin… - Biological …, 2022 - Springer
Cats (Felis catus) introduced on islands have strong impacts on biodiversity, and the main
conservation actions to protect native fauna is cat eradication or control (ie, regular culling) …

Free-roaming dogs but not invasive mammals established in the wild endanger the flightless kagu of New Caledonia

J Theuerkauf, S Rouys, H Bloc, GR Hunt, R Kuehn… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Species on islands that evolved without mammalian predators are commonly considered
naïve to these introduced animals and therefore potentially vulnerable to predation. The …