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Keeping cats indoors


American Bird Conservancy. American Bird Conservancy Resolution on Free-roaming Cats. Available from abcbirds.org/program/cats-indoors/learn-more/
 

McLeod, L.J., Hine, D.W. and Bengsen, A.J. (2015) Born to roam? Surveying cat owners in Tasmania, Australia, to identify the drivers and barriers to cat containment PREVET doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2015.11.007

McRuer, D.L., Gray, L.C., Horne, L. and Clark, E.E. Jr (2016) Free-roaming cat interactions with wildlife admitted to a wildlife hospital. J. Wildl. Manage. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21181

Newby, J. (1999) The Animal Attraction. Humans and their animal companions. ABC Books, Sydney
 

Domestic Cat Management (bells, confinement etc)

Calver, M., Thomas, S., Bradley, S., McCutcheon, H. (2007) Reducing the rate of predation on wildlife by pet cats: The efficacy and practicability of collar-mounted pounce protectors. Biol. Cons. 137: 341–348

Gordon, J.K., Matthaei, C. and van Heezik, Y. (2010) Belled collars reduce catch of domestic cats in New Zealand by half.  Wildl. Res. 37: 372–378
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Kikillus, H., Roetman, P. and Kays, R., 2018 How far does your cat roam? Australian Science 39: 32-33

Nelson, S.H., Evans, A.D. and Bradbury, R.B. (2005) The efficacy of collar-mounted devices in reducing the rate of predation of wildlife by domestic cats. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 94: 273–285

Willson, S.K., Okunlola, I.A. and Novak, J.A (2015) Birds be safe: Can a novel cat collar reduce avian mortality by domestic cats (Felis catus)? Global Ecol. & Cons. 3: 359–66
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Toxoplasmosis research

​Flegr, J. (2016) Watch out for Toxo! The Secret Guide to Practical Science. Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague
 
Gajewski, P.D., Falkenstein, M., Hengstler, J.G. and Golka, K. (2014) Toxoplasma gondii impairs memory in infected seniors. Brain Behav. & Immun. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2013.11.019
 
Torrey, E.F., Bartko, J.J. and Yolken, R.H. (2012) Toxoplasma gondii and other risk factors for Schizophrenia: An update. Schizophrenia Bulletin 38: 642–647
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Disease transmission

Courchamp, F., Say, L. and Pontier, D. (2000) Transmission of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus in a population of cats (Felis catus). Wildl. Res. 27: 603–611

Cunningham, M.W., Brown, M.A., Shindle, D.B., Terrell, S.P., Hayes, K.A., Ferree, B.C., McBride, R.T., Blankenship, E.L., Jansen, D., Citino, S.B., Roelke, M.E., Kiltie, R.A., Troyer, J.L. and O'Brien, S.J. (2008) Epizootiology and management of feline leukemia virus in the Florida puma. J. Wildl Dis. 44: 537–552

Fancourt, B.A. Nicol, S.C., Hawkins, C.E., Jones, M.E. and Johnson, C.N. (2014) Beyond the disease: Is Toxoplasma gondii infection causing population declines in the eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus)? International Journal for Parasitology 3: 102–112

Meli, M. L., Cattori, V., Fernando, M.  et al. (2010) Feline leukemia virus infection: A threat for the survival of the critically endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) Vet. Imm. & Immunopathology  134: 61–67
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Miller, M.A., Gardner, L.A., Kreuder, C., Paradies, D.M., Worcester, K.R., Jessup, D.A., Dodd, E., Harris, M.D., Ames, J.A., Packham, A.E. and  Conrad,  P.A. (2002) Coastal freshwater runoff is a risk factor for Toxoplasma gondii infection of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) Int. J. Parasitol. 32:  997–1006


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Management examples (including TNR)

www.popsbarnes.com, January 2017

Jessup, D.A.  (2004) The welfare of feral cats and wildlife. Animal Welfare Forum: Management of Abandoned and Feral cats J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 225: 1378–1381

Johnson, K.L. and Cicirelli, J. (2014) Study of the effect on shelter cat intakes and euthanasia from a shelter neuter return project of 10,080 cats from March 2010 to June 2014.  Peer J. 2014: 2: e646

Jones, A.L. and Downs, C.T. (2011) Managing feral cats on a University’s campuses: How many are there and is sterilization having an effect? J. Appl. Anim. Welf. Sci. 14: 304–320

Lepczyk , C.A., Dauphin’e, N., Bird, D.M., Conant, S., Cooper, R.J., Duffy, D.C., Hatley, P., Marra, P.P., Stone, E. and Temple, S.A. (2010) What Conservation Biologists Can Do to Counter Trap-Neuter-Return: Response to Longcore et al.  Cons Biol. 24: 627–629

Levy, J.K., Gale, D.W. and Gale, L.A. (2003) Evaluation of the effect of a long-term trap-neuter-return and adoption program on a free-roaming cat population. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 222: 42–46

Peterson, M.N., Hartis, B., Rodriguez, S., Green, M. and Lepczyk, C.A. (2012) Opinions from the Front Lines of Cat Colony Management Conflict. PLoS ONE 7: 1–7

Lohr, C.A. and Lepczyk, C.A. (2014) Desires and Management Preferences of Stakeholders Regarding Feral Cats in the Hawaiian Islands. Cons. Biol. 28: 392–403

Natoli, E., et al. (2006) Management of Feral Domestic Cats in the Urban Environment of Rome (Italy). Prev. Vet. Med. 77: 180–185

Spotte, S. (2014) Free-ranging cats: behaviour, ecology, management. Wiley Blackwell, West Sussex, UK
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Campbell, K.J., Harper, G., Hanson, C.C., Algar, D., Keitt, B.S. and Robinson, S. (2011) Review of feral cat eradications onislands. In: Veitch, C.R., Clout, M.N., Towns, D.R. (eds) Island invasives: eradication and management. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland pp. 37–46
 
Moseby, K.E., Read, J.L., Paton, D.C., Copley, P., Hill, B.M. and Crisp, H.A. (2011) Predation determines the outcome of 10 reintroduction attempts in arid South Australia. Biol. Cons. 144: 2863–2872
 
Robertson, S.A. (2009) A review of feral cat control. J. Feline Med. & Surg. 10: 366–375
 
Walker, J.K., Bruce, S.J.  and Dale, A.R. (2017) Survey of Public Opinion on Cat (Felis catus) Predation and the Future Direction of Cat Management in New Zealand. Animals 7: 49

Cat ecology studies

Kilshaw, K., Johnson, P.J., Kitchener, A.C and Macdonald, D.W. (2014) Detecting the elusive Scottish wildcat Felis silvestris silvestris using camera trapping. Oryx 49 doi:10.1017/S0030605313001154

Moseby, K.E., Neilly, H., Read, J.L. and Crisp, H.A. (2011) Interactions between a Top Order Predator and Exotic Mesopredators in the Australian Rangelands. Int. J. Ecol. 2012: 1–15
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Feral cat predation impacts

Blancher, P. (2013) Estimated number of birds killed by house cats (Felis catus) in Canada. Avian Cons, & Ecol. 8: 3 http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ACE-00557-080203

Commonwealth of Australia (2015) Threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats. Dept for Environment, Canberra
Loss, S.R., Will, T. and Marra, P.P. (2013) The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States. Nat. Comms 4: 1396
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Legge, S., Murphy, B., McGregor, H., Woinarski, J., Augusteyn, J., Ballard, G., Baseler, M., Buckmaster, T., Dickman, C., Doherty, T., Edwards, G., Eyre, T., Fancourt, B.A., Ferguson, D., Maxwell, M., McDonald, P.J., Morris, K., Moseby, K., Newsome, T., Nimmo, D., Paltridge, R., Ramsey, D., Read, J., Rendall, A., Rich, M., Ritchie, E., Rowland, J., Short, J., Stokeld, D., Sutherland, D.R., Wayne, A.F., Woodford, L., and Zewe, F. (2017) Enumerating a continental-scale threat: How many feral cats are in Australia? Biol. Cons. 206: 293–303
 
Marra, P.P. and Santella, C. (2016) Cat Wars: The devastating consequences of a cuddly killer. Princeton University Press
 
Moseby, K.E., Peacock D.E. and Read, J.L. (2015) Catastrophic cat predation: A call for predator profiling in wildlife protection programs. Biol. Cons. 191: 331–340
 
Nogales, M., Vidal, E., Medina, F.M., Bonnaud, E., Tershy, B.R., Campbell, K.J. and Zavaleta, E.S. (2013) Feral Cats and Biodiversity Conservation: The Urgent Prioritization of Island Management. Bioscience 63: 804–810
 
Woinarski, J.C.Z., Armstrong, M., Brennan, A. K., Fisher, A., Griffiths, A. D., Hill, B.M., Milne, D. J., Palmer, C., Ward, S., Watson, M., Winderlich, S. and Young, S. (2010) Monitoring indicates rapid and severe decline of native small mammals in Kakadu National Park, northern Australia. Wildl. Res. 37: 116–126
 

​Greenhouse gas and fisheries impacts of  feeding stray cats

Okin G.S. (2017) Environmental impacts of food consumption by dogs and cats. PLoS ONE 12(8): e0181301.
 
Pet Food Market (2018) Wet Food, Dry Food, Nutrition, Snacks and Other  for Cats, Dogs, and Other Animals: U.S Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis, and Forecast, 2016–2022, report at https://www.zionmarketresearch.com/report/pet-food-market
 
Roberts, C. (2013) The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea. Penguin, New York
 
Sena S. De Silva, S.S. and  Turchini, G.M. (2008)  Towards Understanding the Impacts of the Pet Food
Industry on World Fish and Seafood Supplies.  J Agric Environ Ethics  21:459–467

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Feral cat control examples

Eason, C.T. and Frampton, C.M. (1991) Acute toxicity of sodium monofuoroacetate (1080) baits to feral cats. Wildl. Res. 18: 445–449
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Legge, S., Woinarski, J.C.Z., Burbidge, A.A., Palmer, R., Ringma, J., Radford, J.Q., Mitchell, N.,   Bode, M.,  Wintle, B.,  Baseler, M. Bentley, J.,  Copley, P., Dexter, N., Dickman, C.R. Gillespie, G.R., Hill, B., Johnson, C.N., Latch, P., Letnic, M., Manning, A., McCreless, E.E., Menkhorst, P., Morris, K.,  Moseby, K., Page, M., Pannell, D and Tuft, K. (2018) Havens for threatened Australian mammals: the contributions of fenced areas and offshore islands to the protection of mammal species susceptible to introduced predators. Wildl. Res. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR17172
 
Pedler, R.D., Brandle, R., Read, J.L., Southgate, R., Bird, P. and Moseby, K.E. (2016) Bio-control triggers landscape-scale recovery of threatened desert mammals. Cons. Biol. 30: 774–782
 
Read, J.L., Peacock, D., Wayne, A.F. and Moseby, K.E. (2015) Toxic Trojans: Can feral cat predation be mitigated by making their prey poisonous? Wildl. Res. 42: 689–696
 
Russell, J.C., Jones, H.P., Armstrong, D.P., Courchamp, F., Kappes, P.J., Seddon, P.J., Oppel, S., Rauzon, M.J., Cowan, P.E., Rocamora, G., Genovesi, P., Bonnaud, E., Keitt, B.S., Holmes, N.D. and Tershy, B.R. (2016) Importance of lethal control of invasive predators for island conservation. Cons. Biol. 30: 670–672

​Vantassel, S.M.  Practical Guide to the Control of Feral Cats

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Cat legislation and position papers

RSPCA (2018) Identifying Best Practice Domestic Cat Management in Australia

Jayhawk Audubon Society, USA

National Audubon Society, USA
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