A retrospective study of native wild birds and reptiles admitted to three New Zealand wildlife hospitals due to predation by cats

References

• *Anonymous. 2020. New Zealand National Cat Management Strategy Group Report. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d1bf13a3f8e880001289eeb/t/5f6d986d7bea696c449fa5a7/1601017986875/NCMSG_Report_August+2020.pdf (accessed 26 October 2022). New Zealand National Cat Management Strategy Group, Wellington, NZ, 2020
   Google Scholar
• Baker PJ, Molony SE, Stone E, Cuthill IC, Harris S. Cats about town: is predation by free-ranging pet cats Felis catus likely to affect urban bird populations? Ibis 150, 86–99, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00836.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Baker PJ, Thompson R, Grogan A. Survival rates of cat-attacked birds admitted to RSPCA wildlife centres in the UK: implications for cat owners and wildlife rehabilitators. Animal Welfare 27, 305–18, 2018. https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.27.4.305
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bischof R, Hansen NR, Nyheim ØS, Kisen A, Prestmoen L, Haugaasen T. Mapping the “catscape” formed by a population of pet cats with outdoor access. Scientific Reports 12, 5964, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09694-9
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bruce SJ, Zito S, Gates MC, Aguilar G, Walker JK, Goldwater N, Dale A. Predation and risk behaviors of free-roaming owned cats in Auckland, New Zealand via the use of animal-borne cameras. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6, 205, 2019. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00205
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cousins RA, Battley PF, Gartrell BD, Powlesland RG. Impact injuries and probability of survival in a large semiurban endemic pigeon in New Zealand, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 48, 567–74, 2012. https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-48.3.567
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Flux JEC. Comparison of predation by two suburban cats in New Zealand. European Journal of Ecology 3, 85–90, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1515/eje-2017-0009
   Google Scholar
• French AF, Castillo-Alcala F, Gedye KR, Roe WD, Gartrell BD. Nematode larva migrans caused by Toxocara cati in the North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli). International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 11, 221–8, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.02.011
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Glen AS, Perry M, Yockney I, Cave S, Gormley AM, Leckie C, Dickson R, Rakete-Stones W, Rakete-Stones P, Norbury GL, et al. Predator control on farmland for biodiversity conservation: a case study from Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 43, 3358, 2019. https://doi.org/10.20417/nzjecol.43.8
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gordon JK, Matthaei C, Van Heezik Y. Belled collars reduce catch of domestic cats in New Zealand by half. Wildlife Research 37, 372–8, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR09127
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hitchmough R, Barr B, Knox C, Lettink M, Monks JM, Patterson GB, Reardon JT, van Winkel D, Rolfe J, Michel P. Conservation Status of New Zealand Reptiles, 2021. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 35. Department of Conservation, Wellington, NZ, 2021
   Google Scholar
• Kosicki JZ. The impact of feral domestic cats on native bird populations. Predictive modelling approach on a country scale. Ecological Complexity 48, 100964, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecocom.2021.100964
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Linklater WL, Farnworth MJ, van Heezik Y, Stafford KJ, MacDonald EA. Prioritizing cat-owner behaviors for a campaign to reduce wildlife depredation. Conservation Science and Practice 1, e29, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.29
   Google Scholar
• Loss SR, Marra PP. Population impacts of free-ranging domestic cats on mainland vertebrates. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 15, 502–9, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1633
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Loss SR, Will T, Longcore T, Marra PP. Responding to misinformation and criticisms regarding United States cat predation estimates. Biological Invasions 20, 3385–96, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1796-y
   Google Scholar
• Loss SR, Boughton B, Cady SM, Londe DW, McKinney C, O’Connell TJ, Riggs GJ, Robertson EP. Review and synthesis of the global literature on domestic cat impacts on wildlife. Journal of Animal Ecology 91, 1361–72, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13745
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Loyd KAT, Hernandez SM, McRuer DL. The role of domestic cats in the admission of injured wildlife at rehabilitation and rescue centers. Wildlife Society Bulletin 41, 55–61, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.737
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McLelland JM, Gartrell BD, Morgan KJ, Roe WD, Johnson CB. The role of lead in a syndrome of clenched claw paralysis and leg paresis in swamp harriers (Circus approximans). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 47, 907–16, 2011. https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-47.4.907
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McRuer DL, Gray LC, Horne LA, Clark EE Jr. Free-roaming cat interactions with wildlife admitted to a wildlife hospital. Journal of Wildlife Management 81, 163–73, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21181
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nottingham CM, Buckley HL, Case BS, Glen AS, Stanley MC. Factors affecting home range size of feral cats: a meta-analysis. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 46, 3476, 2022. https://doi.org/10.20417/nzjecol.46.26
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Parkes JP, Byrom AE, Edge KA. Eradicating mammals on New Zealand island reserves: what is left to do? New Zealand Journal of Ecology 41, 263–70, 2017. https://doi.org/10.20417/nzjecol.41.25
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Riley J, Barron H. Wildlife emergency and critical care. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 19, 613–26, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2016.01.004
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Roberts JO, Jones HFE, Roe WD. The effects of Toxoplasma gondii on New Zealand wildlife: implications for conservation and management. Pacific Conservation Biology 27, 208–20, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1071/PC20051
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• *Robertson HA, Baird K, Elliott GP, Hitchmough RA, McArthur NJ, Makan T, Miskelly CM, O’Donnell CFJ, Sagar PM, Scofield RP, et al. Conservation Status of Birds in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 36. Department of Conservation, Wellington, NZ, 2021
   Google Scholar
• Sriram A, Roe W, Booth M, Gartrell B. Lead exposure in an urban, free-ranging parrot: investigating prevalence, effect and source attribution using stable isotope analysis. Science of the Total Environment 634, 109–15, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.267
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sumner CL, Walker JK, Dale AR. The implications of policies on the welfare of free-roaming cats in New Zealand. Animals 12, 237, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12030237
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Trouwborst A, McCormack PC, Martínez Camacho E. Domestic cats and their impacts on biodiversity: a blind spot in the application of nature conservation law. People and Nature 2, 235–50, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10073
   Google Scholar
• van Heezik Y, Smyth A, Adams A, Gordon J. Do domestic cats impose an unsustainable harvest on urban bird populations? Biological Conservation 143, 121–30, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.09.013
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Walker JK, Bruce SJ, Dale AR. A survey of public opinion on cat (Felis catus) predation and the future direction of cat management in New Zealand. Animals 7, 49, 2017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani7070049
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Woinarski JCZ, Murphy BP, Legge SM, Garnett ST, Lawes MJ, Comer S, Dickman CR, Doherty TS, Edwards G, Nankivell A, et al. How many birds are killed by cats in Australia? Biological Conservation 214, 76–87, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.08.006
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• *Non-peer-reviewed
   Google Scholar