Problematic cats in urban reserves: implications for native biodiversity and urban cat management

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. e03584 - e03584

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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THE COSMOPOLITICS OF CATS AND WILDLIFE ON CAPE TOWN'S URBAN EDGE

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 21, 2025

Abstract Free‐ranging cats are widely tolerated in cities, and animal welfare organizations increasingly allow for ‘trap, neuter release’ (TNR) of unowned cats. We show, using the example a university campus adjacent to national park large metropole, that this has implications cosmopolitics over biodiversity on urban edge. A camera trap survey showed were most abundant medium/large mammal species, some individuals hunted within protected area competed with other native predators. Despite concerns from ecologists biologists (who favoured precautionary approach cat management), policymakers status quo (supporting colonies TNR'd cats), noting useful pest rodent control no extinction threats wildlife evident. This outcome, we suggest, reflects long‐standing multi‐species assemblage humans, rodents cats, appreciation as hunters pets. It also points limits ecological information resolving which species should be allowed flourish. Yet study shows systematic data collection photographic evidence can help render lives visible (including their predators competitors) assist policy deliberation.

Language: Английский

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Factors affecting Asiatic caracal occupancy and activity in an arid landscape; vegetation, prey and predator presence are key

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 53, P. e03002 - e03002

Published: May 25, 2024

Predator populations persisting in desert landscapes may be especially vulnerable to habitat fragmentation and changing climates, but many are chronically understudied at risk of extirpation. The Asiatic subspecies caracal, Caracal caracal schmitzi, inhabit the mountainous western southern Arabian Peninsula, they thought decline across region. In Saudi Arabia, a recent extensive study used camera traps face-to-face questionnaires survey leopards other medium- large-size mammals, simultaneously generating vast bycatch data on presence. We assessed interspecific temporal overlap identified factors that influence occupancy, predict their potential distribution historical range Arabia. From fourteen trap surveys, 497 independent captures caracals were recorded only nine south-western sites. Occupancy modelling showed occurred areas with higher gross primary productivity elevations, as well relative abundance free-roaming cats dogs, striped hyaena, wild prey. Higher abundances large predators decreased detection caracals. Caracals displayed cathemeral activity pattern peaks around sunrise sunset, had high diel wolves. Predictive south mountains stronghold for caracals, low occupancy or extirpation north elsewhere, was highly congruous predictions from false-positive 843 questionnaires. persistence is likely driven by increased vegetation prey associated regions, more frequent human presence potentially increases availability alternative prey, including cats. dry regions particularly climatic changes affecting abundance, have ability adapt benefit limited if conflict can avoided.

Language: Английский

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Profile and temporal dynamics of the feline sporotrichosis epidemic in southern Brazil: A forecasting analysis

Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 54, P. 101091 - 101091

Published: July 31, 2024

Language: Английский

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