License to kill? Domestic cats affect a wide range of native fauna in a highly biodiverse Mediterranean country

E Mori, M Menchetti, A Camporesi… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Amongst domestic animals, the domestic cat, Felis catus, is widely considered to be one of
the most serious threats to wildlife conservation. This is particularly evident for island …

Predation of vertebrates by domestic cats in two Brazilian hotspots: Incidental records and literature review

CL Assis, CM Novaes, MAPC Dias… - Neotropical …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Domestic cats (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758) can interact with and cause several
negative impacts upon wildlife if unconstrained by their owners. These impacts occur …

Dietary flexibility promotes range expansion: The case of golden jackals in Eurasia

J Lanszki, MW Hayward, N Ranc… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim Ongoing global changes can lead to the expansion of species' geographical range.
Exploring the drivers of the successful ongoing expansion of the golden jackal across …

[HTML][HTML] Do as I say, not as I do–The paradoxical relationship between actual cat kee** practices and knowledge about wildcat conservation among Hungarian cat …

P Pongrácz, L Turi, P Dobos, V Burányi, G Schally… - Biological …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The European wildcat population of Hungary is threatened by habitat loss and
fragmentation, and additionally, by hybridization with domestic cats. Responsible cat …

Non-linear relationship between body size of terrestrial carnivores and their trophic niche breadth and overlap

J Lanszki, M Heltai, G Kövér, A Zalewski - Basic and Applied Ecology, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Studying food partitioning of mammalian predators is important for understanding trophic
structures and interactions between coexisting carnivore species. This is particularly …

[HTML][HTML] Consumption of rodenticide baits by invertebrates as a potential route into the diet of insectivores

EJ Williams, SC Cotter, CD Soulsbury - Animals, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Anticoagulant rodenticides are commonly used as a method of rodent
population control. Unfortunately, many non-target species are exposed to rodenticides. The …

Ancestors of domestic cats in Neolithic Central Europe: Isotopic evidence of a synanthropic diet

M Krajcarz, MT Krajcarz, M Baca, C Baumann… - Proceedings of the …, 2020‏ - pnas.org
Cat remains from Poland dated to 4,200 to 2,300 y BCE are currently the earliest evidence
for the migration of the Near Eastern cat (NE cat), the ancestor of domestic cats, into Central …

The wild ancestors of domestic animals as a neglected and threatened component of biodiversity

WJ Smith, CS Quilodrán, MT Jezierski… - Conservation …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Domestic animals have immense economic, cultural, and practical value and have played
pivotal roles in the development of human civilization. Many domesticates have, among their …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of cat diet across an urbanisation gradient

AM Piontek, E Wojtylak-Jurkiewicz, K Schmidt… - Urban …, 2021‏ - Springer
The domestic cat is a widespread and abundant predator that negatively impacts a wide
range of species. However, the predation activity and prey type of free-ranging cats may vary …

Categorisation of cats: Managing boundary felids in Aotearoa New Zealand and Britain

A Palmer, V Thomas - People and Nature, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Management of domestic and wild animals is an integral part of conservation and is often
based on how an animal is categorised. For example, feral cats are often killed, while valued …