Sentences with phrase «cat impacts on wildlife»

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Cat Wars has a broader, more ecological focus, documenting the global impact of cats on wildlife, both by preying on animals and by transmitting diseases.

Even small populations of feral cats can have a negative impact on public health and other wildlife.

«Even cats that are regularly fed can and do kill wildlife,» states a commission report on the impact of outdoor cats in Florida.

Instead, it opted for a low - key approach of meeting with the cat - colony supporters and cat owners in a public relations campaign «focusing on responsible cat ownership and the impact on native wildlife posed by feral and free - ranging cats.»

These cats are incredibly independent and can have a drastic ecological impacts on the wildlife surrounding their home ranges as they are not only skilled hunters, but they often carry diseases that can have a detrimental effects on other animals.

Feral cats can have a devastating effect on wildlife, which can negatively impact the environment.

These numbers are far too low to have any meaningful impact on the daily risk of disease, injury, or wildlife predation by cats.

Although the actual impacts of community cats compared to pet cats on wildlife are hotly debated, one issue that is not is that the capacities of most shelter programs are simply insufficient to decrease the overall number of outdoor cats in a community.

To hear The Wildlife Society's staunch opponents of TNR tell it, the media's just not interested in stories about «the impacts of free - ranging and feral cats on wildlife.»

Nevertheless, if we want to better understand the impact of free - roaming cats on wildlife, we can not ignore the distinction between — and inherent implications of — these two types of predation.

On the other hand, cats dumped near a managed colony are far more likely to be adopted and / or sterilized — thereby mitigating their potential impact on the overall population of unowned cats — as well any impacts to wildlife and the environmenOn the other hand, cats dumped near a managed colony are far more likely to be adopted and / or sterilized — thereby mitigating their potential impact on the overall population of unowned cats — as well any impacts to wildlife and the environmenon the overall population of unowned cats — as well any impacts to wildlife and the environment.

To determine the population impact of trap and remove (culling) efforts on two open population sites in Tasmania, researchers used wildlife cameras and cat counts to track the number of cats at each site.

Indeed, the Plan's Justification for Management Action suggests that FWS has an insufficient and / or largely incorrect understanding of the impacts of feral and free - roaming cats on native wildlife and the environment.

«Finally,» Cuomo concluded, «the return of feral cats to the wild must be balanced against the impacts these cats can have on wildlife,» which impacts are most limited if feral cats are not reproducing, including rapidly breeding back up to the carrying capacity of habitats from which cats have been removed and killed.

Wildlife biologists have clearly documented the impact of feral cats on the environment, and feral cat run - ins with wildlife include competition, predation, and disease transmission.

The letter expressed strong opposition to free - roaming cats within the U.S. «due to the adverse impacts of these non-native predators on federally listed threatened and endangered species, migratory birds, and other vulnerable native wildlife.»

Complaining of the impacts of free - roaming cats on wildlife and the environment, along with a range of public health threats, dozens of veterinarians in Hillsborough County, Florida, have banded together to fight TNR.

By far the biggest impact on native wildlife is humans not cats.

While these cats become part of the natural ecosystem, often reducing the rodent population in our neighborhoods, they can also have a negative impact on native wildlife and songbirds.

Negatively impacting the environment thru the spread of disease and wildlife predation, the cats themselves suffer on the street.

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Due to their adverse impact on wildlife, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commission does not issue permits to make lawful either the release of cats to the wild or the establishment of feral / free - roaming cat colonies.

If, as Schroeder claims, there are «well - documented impacts of cat predation on wildlife,» how could an increase in the population of cats possibly be a benefit?

Compound Errors Clearly, these errors are substantial — in some cases, doubling the apparent impact of cats on wildlife.

They want to learn what threats free - ranging cats face and what their impact is on the area's wildlife.

Do these «part - timers» have the same impact on wildlife as feral cats?

In urban areas in particular, cats are one of the most common avian predators (Sims et al. 2008), but their total impact on wildlife is difficult to estimate and varies greatly between studies (Fitzgerald and Turner 2000) and with study methodology (Krauze - Gryz et al. 2012a).

Here, I'll focus on how feral cat / TNR researchers often misuse averages to characterize skewed distributions, and how that error overestimates the impact of free - roaming cats on wildlife.

The evidence of the strong impact of cats on wildlife has focused the attention of conservation biologists towards possible methods of reducing that pressure.

While cats do not belong outdoors for their own safety and outdoor cats have a negative impact on the wildlife and environment, we live in a world where cats are let outside every day.

Finally, the return of feral cats to the wild must be balanced against the impacts these cats can have on wildlife, including on threatened and endangered species, habitats, and food sources for native predators.»

Additionally, the number of cats impounded by shelters in most communities is far too low to have any meaningful impact on the daily risk of disease, injury or wildlife predation by cats.

In recent years, concerns have been raised about what impact outdoor cats might have on wildlife populations.

Although the actual impacts of community and pet cats on wildlife are hotly debated, one fact is clear: the capacities of most shelter programs are simply insufficient to decrease the overall number of outdoor cats in a community.

A similar situation occurs in North American cities and countrysides, where coyotes vastly reduce the impact of outdoor cats on wildlife.

In Washington, D.C., for example, the City Paper (September 15, 2015) reported on a controversial, regressive wildlife plan proposed by a city agency: ``... Washington Humane Society's vice president of external affairs, Scott Giacoppo, wrote that the Wildlife Action Plan as proposed «would result in the rounding up and killing of feral cats — essentially a reversal back to the animal policies of the 1800s that were ultimately proven to have no impact on the population at all.

Cats also have a profound impact on wildlife, particularly bird populations.

Now, if, as Schroeder claims, there are «well - documented impacts of cat predation on wildlife,» how could the inevitable increase in the free - roaming cat population possibly be a benefit?

No TNR + No Feeding = More Cats — But That's OK In the 22 months since launching this blog, I've been at pains to expose the flimsy nature of most complaints regarding the alleged impacts of free - roaming cats on wildlife and the environmCats — But That's OK In the 22 months since launching this blog, I've been at pains to expose the flimsy nature of most complaints regarding the alleged impacts of free - roaming cats on wildlife and the environmcats on wildlife and the environment.

My copy of Patronek's 1998 article, «Free - roaming and feral cats — their impact on wildlife and human beings,» published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medicine Association (JAVMA), is becoming rather shabby, as I continue making notes in the margins and covering it with a rainbow assortment of highlighter.

Very few scientific papers receive the kind of press coverage that's been given «The impact of free - ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States,» published in the online journal Nature Communications.

Be prepared for the next news story, media release, position statement, local ordinance, House or Senate bill, or government report that (intentionally or not) misrepresents free - roaming cats» impact on wildlife and the environment, public health threat, etc. with Feral Cat Witch - hunt Bingo!

In a 2011 paper published in the Journal of Wildlife Management, Jeff Horn and his co-authors estimate the home range of owned and unowned cats, arguing that «greater activity levels and ranging behavior suggest unowned cats have a greater potential impact on wildlife than do owned cats.»

Patronek, G.J., «Free - roaming and feral cats — their impact on wildlife and human beings.»

American Bird Conservancy Concerned about the impact of cats on birds & other wildlife in your local park or community?

Instead of listening to ABC, who provide no evidence that cats are having a negative impact on the District's wildlife or habitats, the DDOE should look to the Washington Humane Society for guidance.

Additional Evidence Many researchers have disputed the kind of broad, overreaching claims Lebbin et al. make about the impact of cats on bird population (and wildlife in general).

In the ongoing and polarized dialogue concerning the impact cats have on wildlife, detractors often argue there is not enough scientific data to prove that TNR works.

Nevertheless, they persist — grossly misrepresenting the impacts of cats on wildlife and public health in order to drum up support.

I am really concerned about the impact of feral cats on native wildlife in Australia.