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Georgia Ornithological Society Position Statement:
Managing Feral and Free-ranging Domestic Cats


List of References and Useful Articles

Andersen, M. C., B. J. Martin, and G. Roemer. 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. - Abstract - Full Article

Barrows, P. 2004. Professional, ethical, and legal dilemmas of trap-neuter-release. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 225:1365-1369. - Full Article

Beckerman, A. P., M. Boots and K. J. Gaston. 2007. Urban bird declines and the fear of cats. Animal Conservation 10:320-325. - Abstract

Castillo, D., and A. L. Clarke. 2003. Trap/neuter/release methods ineffective in controlling domestic cat “colonies” on public lands. Natural Areas Journal 23:247-253. - Abstract

Coleman, J. S., S. A. Temple, and S. R. Craven. [online]. 1997. Cats and wildlife: A conservation dilemma. University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Publications.

Crooks, K. R. and M. E. Soulé. 1999. Mesopredator release and avifaunal extinctions in a fragmented system. Nature 400:563-566. - Abstract

Dauphiné, N. and R. J. Cooper. 2099. Impacts of domestic cats on birds in the United States: A review of recent research with conservation and management recommendations. Proceedings of the 4th International Partners in Flight Conference: Tundra to Tropics: 205-219. - Full Article

Erickson, W. P., G. D. Johnson, and D. R. Young. 2005. A summary and comparison of bird mortality from anthropogenic causes with an emphasis on collisions. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-191:1029-1042. - Full Article

Fiore, C. and K. B. Sullivan. [online] 2000. Domestic cat (Felis catus) predation of birds in an urban environment. M. S. Thesis. Wichita State University. Wichita, KS.

Hatley, P. J. [online] 2004. Will feral cats silence spring in your town?

Hawkins, C. C., W. E. Grant, and M. T. Longnecker. [online] 2004. Effect of house cats, being fed in parks, on California rodents and birds, p.164-170. In Shaw, W. W., L. K. Harris, and L. Vandruff [eds.] Proceedings of the 4th International Urban Wildlife Symposium. School of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Life Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) Global Invasive Species Database. Available here.

Jessup, D. 2004. The welfare of feral cats and wildlife. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 225(9):1377-1383. - Full Article

Lepczyk, C. A., A. G. Mertig, and J. Liu. 2004. Landowners and cat predation across rural-to-urban landscapes. Biological Conservation 115:191-201. - Abstract

Lepczyk, C. A., N. Dauphiné, D. M. Bird, S. Conant, R. J. Cooper, D. C. Duffy, P. J. Hatley, P. P. Marra, E. Stone, and S. A. Temple. 2010. What conservation biologists can do regarding Trap-Neuter-Return: Response to Longcore et al. Conservation Biology 24:627-629.

Longcore, T., C. Rich, and L. M. Sullivan. 2009. Critical Assessment of Claims Regarding Management of Feral Cats by Trap–Neuter–Return. Conservation Biology. 23(4): 887–894.

Nogales, M., A. Martín, B. Tershy, C. J. Donlan, D. Veitch, N. Puerta, B. Wood, and J. Alsonso. 2004. A review of feral cat eradication on islands. Conservation Biology 18:310-319. - Abstract

Roberto, P.  1995. Whose right to live? The cat rescue movement versus wildlife defenders. California Coast and Ocean. 11(2):31-40. Available here

Sallinger, B. 2007. Cats and wildlife. Audubon Society of Portland “Living with Urban Wildlife” brochure. Available here

Stallcup, R. 1991. A reversible catastrophe. Observer 91 (Spring/Summer): 8-9. - Full Text

TWS (The Wildlife Society). [online] 2006. Final TWS position statement: feral and free-ranging domestic cats. Available here.

Van Heezik et al. 2010. Do domestic cats exert an unsustainable harvest on birds? Biological Conservation. - in press

Winter, L. 2004. Trap-neuter-release programs: the reality and the impacts. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 225 (9): 1369-1376. - Full Article

 
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