Cat Wars : The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer /

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In 1894, a lighthouse keeper named David Lyall arrived on Stephens Island off New Zealand with a cat named Tibbles. In just over a year, the Stephens Island Wren, a rare bird endemic to the island, was rendered extinct. Mounting scientific evidence confirms what many conservationists have suspected...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marra, Peter P. (Author), Santella, Chris (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Human-animal relationships.
Extinction (Biology)
Cats > Parasites.
Cats > Environmental aspects.
Birds > Extinction.
Biodiversity conservation.
NATURE > Animals > Mammals.
Felis domesticus (species)
Chats.
Oiseaux.
Chats > Parasites.
Extinction (Biologie)
Biodiversite > Conservation.
Oiseaux > Extinction.
Relations homme-animal.
Chats harets > Aspect de l'environnement.
Extinction, Biological
Cats > parasitology
Human-Animal Bond
Cats
Birds
Cats.
Birds.
Feral cats > Environmental aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The obituary of the Stephens Island wren
  • America's dairy land and its killing fields
  • The rise of bird lovers and cat lovers: the perfect storm
  • The science of decline
  • The zombie maker: cats as agents of disease
  • Taking aim at the problem
  • Trap-neuter-return: a palatable solution that is no solution at all
  • A landcape with fewer free-ranging cats: better for cats, better for birds, better for people
  • What kind of nature awaits?

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