Managing Feral Cats on a University's Campuses: How Many Are There and Is Sterilization Having an Effect?

REFERENCES

• Alderton , D. 1993 . Wild cats of the world. New York , NY : Facts on File. .
   Google Scholar
• Andersen , M. C. , Martin , B. J. and Roemer , G. W. 2004 . Use of matrix population models to estimate the efficacy of euthanasia versus trap neuter return for management of free roaming cats . Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association , 225 : 1871 – 1876 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Borchers , D. L. , Buckland , S. T. and Zucchini , W. 2002 . Estimating animal abundance: Closed populations. London , , UK : Springer-Verlag. .
   Google Scholar
• Bradshaw , J. W. S. , Horsfield , G. F. , Allen , J. A. and Robinson , I. H. 1999 . Feral cats: Their role in the population dynamics of Felis catus . Applied Animal Behaviour Science , 65 : 273 – 283 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Buckland , S. T. , Anderson , D. R. , Burnham , K. P. , Laake , J. L. , Borchers , D. L. and Thomas , L. 2005 . Introduction to distance sampling: Estimating abundance of biological populations New York , NY : Oxford University Press. .
   Google Scholar
• Calhoon , R. E. and Haspel , C. 1989 . Urban cat populations compared by season, subhabitat and supplemental feeding . Journal of Animal Ecology , 58 : 321 – 328 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Castillo , D. and Clarke , A. L. 2003 . Trap/Neuter/Release methods ineffective in controlling domestic cat “colonies” on public lands . Natural Areas Journal , 23 : 247 – 253 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Centonze , L. A. and Levy , J. K. 2002 . Characteristics of free roaming cats and their caretakers . Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association , 220 : 1627 – 1633 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Coman , B. J. and Brunner , H. 1972 . Food habits of the feral house cat in Victoria . Journal of Wildlife Management , 36 : 848 – 853 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Denny , E. , Yakovlevich , P. , Eldridge , M. D. B. and Dickman , C. 2002 . Social and genetic analysis of a population of free-living cats (Felis catus L.) exploiting a resource-rich habitat . Wildlife Research , 29 : 405 – 413 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fitzgerald , B. M. and Turner , D. C. 2000 . “ Hunting behaviour of domestic cats and their impact on prey populations. ” . In The domestic cat: The biology of its behaviour, , 2nd ed. Edited by: Turner , D. C. and Bateson , P. 151 – 175 . Cambridge , , UK : Cambridge University Press. .
   Google Scholar
• Greenwood , J. J. D. 1997 . “ Basic techniques. ” . In Ecological census techniques Edited by: Sutherland , W. J. 11 – 110 . Cambridge , , UK : Cambridge University Press. .
   Google Scholar
• Hughes , K. L. and Slater , M. R. 2002 . Implementation of a feral cat management program on a university campus . Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science , 5 : 15 – 28 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Jackson , R. M. , Roe , J. D. , Wangchuk , R. and Hunter , D. O. 2006 . Estimating snow leopard population abundance using photography and capture-recapture techniques . Wildlife Society Bulletin , 34 : 772 – 781 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jarvis , P. J. 1990 . Urban cats as pets and pests . Environmental Conservation , 17 : 169 – 171 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Levy , J. K. , Gale , D. W. and Gale , L. A. 2003 . Evaluation of the effect of a long-term trap-neuter-return and adoption program on a free-roaming cat population . Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association , 222 : 42 – 46 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liberg , O. , Sandell , M. , Pontier , D. and Natoli , E. 2000 . “ Density, spatial organization and reproductive tactics in the domestic cat and other felids. ” . In The domestic cat: The biology of its behaviour, , 2nd ed. Edited by: Turner , D. C. and Bateson , P. 119 – 147 . Cambridge , , UK : Cambridge University Press. .
   Google Scholar
• Longcore , T. , Rich , C. and Sullivan , L. M. 2009 . Critical assessment of claims regarding management of feral cats by trap–neuter–return . Conservation Biology , 23 : 887 – 894 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mahlow , J. C. and Slater , M. R. 1996 . Current issues in the control of stray and feral cats . Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association , 209 : 2016 – 2020 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Natoli , E. , Maragliano , L. , Cariola , G. , Faini , A. , Bonanni , R. , Cafazzo , S. and Fantini , C. 2006 . Management of feral domestic cats in the urban environment of Rome (Italy) . Preventive Veterinary Medicine , 77 : 180 – 185 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nutter , F. B. , Levine , J. F. and Stoskopf , M. K. 2004 . Reproductive capacity of free roaming domestic cats and kitten survival rates . Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association , 225 : 1399 – 1402 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Robertson , S. A. 2008 . A review of feral cat control . Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery , 10 : 366 – 375 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schmidt , P. M. , Lopez , R. R. and Collier , B. A. 2007 . Survival, fecundity, and movements of free-roaming cats . Journal of Wildlife Management , 71 : 915 – 919 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schmidt , P. M. , Swannack , T. M. , Lopez , R. R. and Slater , M. R. 2009 . Evaluation of euthanasia and trap–neuter–return (TNR) programs in managing free-roaming cat populations . Wildlife Research , 36 : 117 – 125 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Slater , M. R. 2002 . Community approaches to feral cats: Problems, alternatives and recommendations Washington , DC : The Humane Society. .
   Google Scholar
• Sunquist , M. and Sunquist , F. 2002 . Wild cats of the world Chicago , IL : University of Chicago Press. .
   Google Scholar
• Taylor , M. M. A. , Coop , R. L. , Lloyd , S. and Jacobs , D. E. 2001 . Parasites of pet animals: Progress and new hazards . Trends in Parasitology , 17 : 57 – 58 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Tennent , J. and Downs , C. T. 2008 . Abundance and home ranges of feral cats in an urban conservancy where there is supplemental feeding: A case study from South Africa . African Zoology , 43 : 218 – 229 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tennent , J. K. , Downs , C. T. and Bodasing , M. 2009 . Management recommendations for feral cat (Felis catus) populations within an urban conservancy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa . South African Journal of Wildlife Research , 39 : 137 – 142 .
   Google Scholar
• Zaunbrecher , K. I. and Smith , R. E. 1993 . Neutering of feral cats as an alternative to eradication programs . Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association , 203 : 449 – 452 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar