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But set them loose on an island, mating and eating everything in sight, and goats can become a high-level nuisance. Konecny, M. J.
TRAP, NEUTER, RETURN IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS By Emma Clifford The ships of early explorers came with the cats that were used as rodent catchers and with dogs that were used as hunters. After stopping off at the Galapagos, often to pick up tortoises for food, the explorers abandoned the cats … On the Galapagos Islands, the fabled archipelago where Darwin saw his finches, a drastic policy has been in place for decades -- kill every goat. - Oikos 50: 24-32.
Feral cats may breed over dozens of generations and become an aggressive apex predator in urban, savannah and bushland environments.
1987. 2004) and were included in the list of the 100 worst invasive species (Lowe et al. The food habits of feral cats (Felis catus) were assessed by visual observations and scats collected in two seasons and at two sites in the Galapagos Islands. - Oikos 50: 17-23. Farewell to the airport cats: Eradication of feral cats from Baltra island A three-year program to eradicate feral cats, Felis catus,, from the island of Baltra in the Galapagos archipelago has achieved good results. Home range and activity patterns of feral house cats in the Ga-lapagos Islands. Food habits and energetics of feral house cats in the Galapagos Islands. Both popu- 1987. 2000); feral cats are the most widespread and probably the most damaging of … Feral cats have been known to drive numerous extinctions of endemic vertebrates on islands (Veitch 2001, Nogales et al. Konecny, M. J. The spatial organization of two populations of feral house cats Felis catus, was exam-ined in the Galapagos Islands using mark-recapture and radio telemetry. Everyone knows of goats' mythical appetites -- that's why they're killer for clearing brush and invasive weeds.
A feral cat is an un-owned domestic cat (Felis catus) that lives outdoors and avoids human contact: it does not allow itself to be handled or touched, and usually remains hidden from humans.