[PDF][PDF] The next frontier: assessing the feasibility of eradicating mammalian pests from Auckland Island

SR Horn, RL Sagar, VK Frank, FS Cox… - New Zealand Journal …, 2022 - academia.edu
Auckland Island, the fifth largest island in New Zealand, is the only island in New Zealand's
subantarctic region where introduced mammalian pests remain (pigs, Sus scrofa; mice, Mus …

What can wildlife-detection dogs offer for managing small mammalian predators?

AS Glen, PM Garvey, J Innes, F Buchanan - Wildlife Research, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Small mammalian predators can have low population densities, as well as cryptic and highly
mobile behaviours, making these species challenging to manage. Monitoring tools such as …

[PDF][PDF] Population trends of house mice during tussock mast seeding on Auckland Island.

RL Sagar, FS Cox, SR Horn… - New Zealand Journal of …, 2022 - researchgate.net
House mice (Mus musculus) are an invasive species on Auckland Island in the New
Zealand subantarctic and planning for their eradication is underway. Mast seeding events …

[PDF][PDF] Spatial ecology meets eradication of feral cats on Auckland Island

M Rodríguez-Recio, RL Sagar, L Chan… - New Zealand Journal …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Restoration initiatives of ecosystems transformed by human actions require optimisation of
eradication measures of introduced species, particularly in fragile insular ecosystems. We …

[PDF][PDF] Field palatability and degradation of a selection of feral cat bait matrices on Auckland Island.

FS Cox, PM Jacques… - … Zealand Journal of …, 2022 - newzealandecology.org
Primary poisoning is an important method to ensure the successful eradication of cats (Felis
catus) from large islands. Poison bait options for feral cat eradications and landscape-scale …

[PDF][PDF] Restoration of New Zealand subantarctic islands

JC Russell, SR Horn, KG Broome - 2022 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
New Zealand manages five island groups in the Southern Ocean New Zealand subantarctic
region: The Snares (Tini Heke), Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands (Motu …

Lures change the detectability of feral cats on the arid landscape

CA Lohr, K Nilsson, A Johnson, B Pittway… - Biological …, 2024 - Springer
Feral cats (Felis catus) are difficult to manage and harder to detect. For 20 years, we have
been using an annual aerial baiting program to suppress feral cat numbers on the Matuwa …

[PDF][PDF] Feral cats on Rakiura Stewart Island: population attributes and potential eradication tools.

AS Glen, SW Howard, PM Jacques… - New Zealand Journal …, 2022 - researchgate.net
As a major threat to New Zealand's biodiversity, feral cats (Felis catus) are the subject of
planned eradications on a number of offshore islands, including Rakiura Stewart Island. We …

[HTML][HTML] Density and Home Range of Cats in a Small Inhabited Mediterranean Island

S Molina-Bernabeu, GM López-Iborra - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Domestic cats have spread worldwide, and their populations on islands
have a significant impact on biodiversity. Particularly on small inhabited islands of tourist …

Effects of landscape connectivity on feral cats in agricultural ecosystems

CM Nottingham - 2022 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
Invasive mammals and habitat fragmentation contribute to global biodiversity loss.
Agricultural land is highly fragmented and often populated by invasive species but can …