Director of the Smithsonian Institute Migratory Bird Center Peter Marra points out reliable estimates of
unconfined cat populations are as difficult to formulate as, well, herding cats.
Not exact matches
In the case of dogs and
cats, to be
unconfined when in season.
«Free - roaming»
cats spend most of their time
unconfined outdoors.
Add 58 million
unconfined «owned»
cats, of which 80 percent — 46.6 million — aren't sterilized.
A nonlethal approach to controlling
cat populations, known as trap — neuter - release (TNR), involves trapping and sterilizing
cats and returning them to
unconfined «colonies,» where they are fed daily by volunteer caretakers.
Trap - neuter - release (TNR) programs, in which feral
cats are sterilized and fed in
unconfined colonies, have been advocated as a humane and effective way to reduce the impacts of feral
cats on native wildlife.