Cats and dogs are very common pets in Greece especially cats, commonly allowed to roam freely even become feral. This was thought have detrimental effects on wildlife, birds. I evaluated whether cats affect the distribution of birds north-eastern provinces Athens. Different areas were sampled analyzed determine if with different densities Dogs, showed not impact any bird species apart from Blac...

In this study, we examine prevalences of three infectious pathogens with different transmission modes (Bartonella henselae, hemoplasma, and Toxoplasma gondii) in feral cats from urban and rural habitats. Infection status of the three pathogens in blood samples (n = 117) was determined through molecular or serological diagnostic methods. Overall prevalence of hemoplasma, Toxoplasma gondii, and B...

Many threatened species depend on climatic microrefugia, but places with harsh climates for predators may also play a refugial role. Feral cats threaten many native in arid Australia. Although can persist regions no free water, their abundance should the availability of microclimates that protect them from environmental conditions. We developed biophysical model feral cat heat stress and used i...

Context Night parrots (Pezoporus occidentalis) are one of Australia’s most endangered birds, and there is evidence suggesting feral cats (Felis catus) a major cause decline. However, because night currently have restricted distribution, little known the ecology around their remaining populations. This limits development effective management strategies. Aims The aims this study were to understan...

Anthropogenic landscape change can lead to increased opportunities for pathogen transmission between domestic and non-domestic animals. Pumas, bobcats, and domestic cats are sympatric in many areas of North America and share many of the same pathogens, some of which are zoonotic. We analyzed bobcat, puma, and feral domestic cat samples collected from targeted geographic areas. We examined expos...

OBJECTIVE To gather data on cats living in US households, document their neuter status, and identify demographic characteristics associated with neuter status. DESIGN Cross-sectional, random-digit-dial telephone survey. SAMPLE POPULATION 1,205 adults in the continental United States contacted between April 24, 2007, and May 14, 2007. PROCEDURES Information was gathered by means of compute...

To the Editor: Nipah virus (NiV) emerged in peninsular Malaysia in 1998 and 1999 as a respiratory and neurologic disease of domestic pigs and an acute febrile encephalitic disease in humans (1). Nipah virus infection is associated with a case-fatality ratio of 40% to 76% in humans (1,2). Cats (Felis catus) were infected with NiV at the site of the outbreak in northern Malaysia (3). Experimental...

Managing ecosystems in the face of complex species interactions, and associated uncertainty, presents a considerable ecological challenge. Altering those interactions via actions such as invasive management or conservation translocations can result unintended consequences, supporting need to be able make more informed decisions this uncertainty. We demonstrate utility ecosystem models reduce un...

Primary poisoning is an important method to ensure the successful eradication of cats (Felis catus) from large islands. Poison bait options for feral cat eradications and landscape-scale control in New Zealand are limited at present. As part development a toxic that can be aerially distributed, nontoxic palatability trial was undertaken on Auckland Island compare three types prototype meat-base...

Blood, saliva, and nail samples were collected from 54 dogs and 151 cats and analyzed for the presence of Bartonella henselae with a novel nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. Bartonella (B.) henselae was detected in feral cat blood (41.8%), saliva (44.1%), and nail (42.7%) samples. B. henselae was also detected in pet cat blood (33.3%), saliva (43.5%), and nail (29.5%) samples and in...