Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences Of A Cuddly Killer
by Chris Santella /
2016 / English / PDF
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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 for some
time―that in the United States alone, free-ranging cats are
killing birds and other animals by the billions. Equally alarming
are the little-known but potentially devastating public health
consequences of rabies and parasitic
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 for some
time―that in the United States alone, free-ranging cats are
killing birds and other animals by the billions. Equally alarming
are the little-known but potentially devastating public health
consequences of rabies and parasiticToxoplasma
Toxoplasma passing
from cats to humans at rising rates.
passing
from cats to humans at rising rates.Cat Wars
Cat Wars tells the
story of the threats free-ranging cats pose to biodiversity and
public health throughout the world, and sheds new light on the
controversies surrounding the management of the explosion of
these cat populations.
tells the
story of the threats free-ranging cats pose to biodiversity and
public health throughout the world, and sheds new light on the
controversies surrounding the management of the explosion of
these cat populations.
This compelling book traces the historical and cultural ties
between humans and cats from early domestication to the current
boom in pet ownership, along the way accessibly explaining the
science of extinction, population modeling, and feline diseases.
It charts the developments that have led to our present
impasse―from Stan Temple's breakthrough studies on cat predation
in Wisconsin to cat-eradication programs underway in Australia
today. It describes how a small but vocal minority of cat
advocates has campaigned successfully for no action in much the
same way that special interest groups have stymied attempts to
curtail smoking and climate change.
This compelling book traces the historical and cultural ties
between humans and cats from early domestication to the current
boom in pet ownership, along the way accessibly explaining the
science of extinction, population modeling, and feline diseases.
It charts the developments that have led to our present
impasse―from Stan Temple's breakthrough studies on cat predation
in Wisconsin to cat-eradication programs underway in Australia
today. It describes how a small but vocal minority of cat
advocates has campaigned successfully for no action in much the
same way that special interest groups have stymied attempts to
curtail smoking and climate change.Cat Wars
Cat Wars paints a revealing picture of a complex global
problem―and proposes solutions that foresee a time when wildlife
and humans are no longer vulnerable to the impacts of
free-ranging cats.
paints a revealing picture of a complex global
problem―and proposes solutions that foresee a time when wildlife
and humans are no longer vulnerable to the impacts of
free-ranging cats.
