Ecology of the Feral Cat, Felis catus (L.), in Souht-Eastern Australia III.* HOme Ranges and Population Ecology in Semiarid North-West Victoria

1982 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 409 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Jones ◽  
BJ Coman
Keyword(s):  
Population Ecology ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Felis Catus ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Radio Tracking ◽  
Seasonal Fluctuations ◽  
Feral Cat ◽  
North West ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Eastern Australia

This paper reports home range sizes and population ecology of feral cats in a 19000-ha study area situated in the Victorian Mallee. Movements of six cats were monitored by radio-tracking for 8-21 months. Adults maintained discrete home ranges; areas varied from 3.3 to 9.9 (mean 6.2) km2 for males and from 0.7 to 2.7 (mean 1 ,7) km2 for females. Rabbit warrens, hollow logs and dense thickets were favoured daytime refuges. Mean daily straight-line distances moved bet-veen daytime refuges varied from 0.06 km for a female with juveniles to 1.67 km for an adult male. Relative abundance of cats over four years showed seasonal fluctuations, with summer maxima and winter or spring minima; the calculated mean summer and winter densities were 2.4 and 0.74 cats per km2 respectively. Summer maxima were composed of adults, adolescents and juveniles; winter minima were usually composed only of adults. Mortality, presumably caused by a nutritional stress acting particularly on subadults, maintained the adult population at a relatively stable level.

Home range and diet of feral cats in Hawaii forests

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ty D. Smucker ◽  
Gerald D. Lindsey ◽  
Stephen M. Mosher
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Kernel Method ◽  
Felis Catus ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Regular Component ◽  
Ecological Data ◽  
Feral Cat ◽  
Adaptive Kernel ◽  
Adult Cats

Feral cat Felis catus home range in a Hawaiian montane wet forest and their diet in three habitats - montane wet forest, subalpine dry forest, and lowland dry forest ? were determined to provide baseline ecological data and to assess potential impacts to native terrestrial fauna. Seven cats (three males and four females) were captured in 624 trap nights. Mean weight of adult cats was 2.85 � 0.27 (SE) kg for males and 1.87 � 0.03 kg for females. Mean diurnal home range using the adaptive kernel method was 5.74 � 2.73 km2 for three males and 2.23 � 0.44 km2 for two females. Daytime locations were always within the montane wet forest with the borders on one or more sides of the home ranges of all cats defined by open grassland pastures. Rodents comprised the majority of the cat diets in all three habitats, with the frequencies of occurrence between 0.88 and 0.91. Bird remains were a regular component of the diet of cats, with montane wet forest having the highest frequency of occurrence (0.68), followed by subalpine dry forest (0.53). and lowland dry forest (0.21).

The Influence of Land Use and Location on Landholder Attitudes Towards Feral Cat (Felis catus) Management in South-eastern Australia

Human Ecology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brooke P. Deak ◽  
Bertram Ostendorf ◽  
Douglas K. Bardsley ◽  
David A. Taggart ◽  
David E. Peacock
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Felis Catus ◽  
Feral Cat ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
South Eastern Australia

Radio-Tracking Survey of Stray Cat Home Range in a Suburban Area: Non-Exclusive Use of Home Ranges in Stray Cats (Felis catus)

Mammal Study ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun-Soo Kim ◽  
Jong-U Kim ◽  
Jong-Hoon Jeon ◽  
Jong Koo Lee ◽  
Woo-Shin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Felis Catus ◽  
Suburban Area ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Radio Tracking ◽  
Stray Cats ◽  
Stray Cat

Ecology of the Feral Cat, Felis Catus (L.), (Carnivora:Felidae) on Macquarie Island.

1977 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 249 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Jones
Keyword(s):  
Oryctolagus Cuniculus ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Felis Catus ◽  
Giant Petrel ◽  
Domestic Cats ◽  
Elephant Seals ◽  
Feral Cat ◽  
Macquarie Island

On Macquarie Island from December 1973 to March 1975 the diet of feral domestic cats (Felis catus) was estimated. There was rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in 82% of faeces and 71% of guts, rabbits under 600 g bodyweight, about 10 weeks old, were 81% of all rabbits eaten. There were Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata) and white-headed petrel (Pterodroma lessonii). Cats ate small numbers of rats, mice and wekas and scavenged on dead elephant seals and penguins, especially in winter. Availability of food in winter seemed to be an important factor limiting the population; adult population was estimated to be 250 to 500 and the area of the island is 120 km2. Prion and white-headed petrel nest in burrows; there was little or no predation by cats on surface nesters such as albatross, giant petrel, southern skua or southern black-backed gull, or on live penguin.

scholarly journals Feline patent Toxoplasma-like coccidiosis among feral cats (Felis catus) in Doha city, Qatar and its immediate surroundings

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marawan Abu-Madi ◽  
Jerzy Behnke
Keyword(s):  
Felis Catus ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Clear Pattern ◽  
Hospital Records ◽  
Feral Cat ◽  
Feral Cats ◽  
North West ◽  
The City ◽  
Annual Period

AbstractDoha city has a high feral cat population and studies of hospital records in Doha have shown that human toxoplasmosis also occurs. Clearly, there is a need to understand the role of cats as vectors of human toxoplasmosis in the city and as a first step we assessed the extent of patent Toxoplasma-like coccidial infections among feral cats. Oocysts in cat faeces were detected between June 2008 and April 2010, from a range of locations radiating out of the city centre in concentric semi circular/elliptic rings and by north, west and south divisions within each of the rings. In total 4,652 cats were sampled and overall prevalence of oocysts was 9.1%. Prevalence was 10.1% in the first summer, and then dropped to 8.4% in the following winter and further to 6.8% in the next summer before rising to 10.6% in the final winter of the study; this interaction between annual period and season was significant. There were also significant changes in prevalence across each of the consecutive months of the study, but no clear pattern was evident. Prevalence did not vary significantly by city sector and there was no difference in prevalence between the host sexes. We conclude therefore, that despite minor and significant perturbations, the prevalence of patent Toxoplasma-like coccidial infections among cats in Doha is remarkably stable throughout the year, across years and spatially within the city’s districts.

Bait uptake by feral cats on French Island, Victoria.

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.J. Johnston ◽  
M.J. Shaw ◽  
A. Robley ◽  
N.K. Schedvin
Keyword(s):  
Fluorescence Microscopy ◽  
Rhodamine B ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Felis Catus ◽  
Control Technique ◽  
Feral Cat ◽  
Feral Cats ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Broad Scale

Management of feral cat (Felis catus) populations is currently limited by the lack of a control technique that is cost-effective, target-specific and suitable for broad-scale application. This paper describes two non-toxic bait acceptance trials undertaken on French Island in Western Port, Victoria in south?eastern Australia. Moist meat baits were injected with the marker Rhodamine B (RB), and surface distributed along the existing road and firebreak network. Subsequent trapping of feral cats facilitated collection of whiskers, which were analysed using ultraviolet fluorescence microscopy for the presence of RB marking. Twenty-four and forty-seven cats respectively were recovered in each trial with fifty per cent of these individuals found to have consumed at least one bait in either trial. Results are discussed with reference to the development of a felid-specific toxicant baiting technique.

A study of the home ranges, movements and behaviour of the feral cat population at Avonmouth Docks

1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 263 ◽  
Author(s):  
RJC Page ◽  
J Ross ◽  
DH Bennet
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Group Living ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Radio Tracking ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Feral Cat ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Emergency Measures

The feral cat population at a 178-ha dockland site was studied for 18 months by direct observation assisted by radio-tracking. Although food appeared to be abundant and widely distributed, the population density was low (10-15 adults km-2). There were few females in the population (7 of 22 cats of known sex) and little breeding success: only one weaned litter was seen during the entire study. Home range sizes were similar for males and females, and were much smaller (15 +/- 17 ha and 10+/-7 ha, respectively) than would be expected from the low density. The cats were mostly solitary rather than group-living, with little contact or social interaction. The implications of the findings for feral cat control are discussed, with particular emphasis on emergency measures for rabies outbreaks.

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