Long-Distance Movements of Feral Cats in Semi-Arid South Australia and Implications for Conservation Management

Movements that extend beyond the usual space use of an animal have been documented in a range of species and are particularly prevalent in arid areas. We present long-distance movement data on five feral cats (<i>Felis catus</i>) GPS/VHF-collared during two different research projects in...

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Autores principales:	Jeroen Jansen, Hugh McGregor, Geoff Axford, Abbey T. Dean, Sebastien Comte, Chris N. Johnson, Katherine E. Moseby, Robert Brandle, David E. Peacock, Menna E. Jones
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	<i>Felis catus</i> introduced predator invasive species management reinvasion space use landscape Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d9f91ffabee24c73a79f2b8d54a0b4822021-11-25T16:16:15ZLong-Distance Movements of Feral Cats in Semi-Arid South Australia and Implications for Conservation Management10.3390/ani111131252076-2615https://doaj.org/article/d9f91ffabee24c73a79f2b8d54a0b4822021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3125https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615Movements that extend beyond the usual space use of an animal have been documented in a range of species and are particularly prevalent in arid areas. We present long-distance movement data on five feral cats (<i>Felis catus</i>) GPS/VHF-collared during two different research projects in arid and semi-arid Australia. We compare these movements with data from other feral cat studies. Over a study period of three months in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park, 4 out of 19 collared cats moved to sites that were 31, 41, 53 and 86 km away. Three of the cats were males, one female; their weight was between 2.1 and 4.1 kg. Two of the cats returned to the area of capture after three and six weeks. During the other study at Arid Recovery, one collared male cat (2.5 kg) was relocated after two years at a distance of 369 km from the area of collar deployment to the relocation area. The movements occurred following three years of record low rainfall. Our results build on the knowledge base of long-distance movements of feral cats reported at arid study sites and support the assertion that landscape-scale cat control programs in arid and semi-arid areas need to be of a sufficiently large scale to avoid rapid reinvasion and to effectively reduce cat density. Locally, cat control strategies need to be adjusted to improve coverage of areas highly used by cats to increase the efficiency of control operations.Jeroen JansenHugh McGregorGeoff AxfordAbbey T. DeanSebastien ComteChris N. JohnsonKatherine E. MosebyRobert BrandleDavid E. PeacockMenna E. JonesMDPI AGarticle<i>Felis catus</i>introduced predatorinvasive species managementreinvasionspace uselandscapeVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ZoologyQL1-991ENAnimals, Vol 11, Iss 3125, p 3125 (2021)
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topic	<i>Felis catus</i> introduced predator invasive species management reinvasion space use landscape Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
spellingShingle	<i>Felis catus</i> introduced predator invasive species management reinvasion space use landscape Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991 Jeroen Jansen Hugh McGregor Geoff Axford Abbey T. Dean Sebastien Comte Chris N. Johnson Katherine E. Moseby Robert Brandle David E. Peacock Menna E. Jones Long-Distance Movements of Feral Cats in Semi-Arid South Australia and Implications for Conservation Management
description	Movements that extend beyond the usual space use of an animal have been documented in a range of species and are particularly prevalent in arid areas. We present long-distance movement data on five feral cats (<i>Felis catus</i>) GPS/VHF-collared during two different research projects in arid and semi-arid Australia. We compare these movements with data from other feral cat studies. Over a study period of three months in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park, 4 out of 19 collared cats moved to sites that were 31, 41, 53 and 86 km away. Three of the cats were males, one female; their weight was between 2.1 and 4.1 kg. Two of the cats returned to the area of capture after three and six weeks. During the other study at Arid Recovery, one collared male cat (2.5 kg) was relocated after two years at a distance of 369 km from the area of collar deployment to the relocation area. The movements occurred following three years of record low rainfall. Our results build on the knowledge base of long-distance movements of feral cats reported at arid study sites and support the assertion that landscape-scale cat control programs in arid and semi-arid areas need to be of a sufficiently large scale to avoid rapid reinvasion and to effectively reduce cat density. Locally, cat control strategies need to be adjusted to improve coverage of areas highly used by cats to increase the efficiency of control operations.
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author	Jeroen Jansen Hugh McGregor Geoff Axford Abbey T. Dean Sebastien Comte Chris N. Johnson Katherine E. Moseby Robert Brandle David E. Peacock Menna E. Jones
author_facet	Jeroen Jansen Hugh McGregor Geoff Axford Abbey T. Dean Sebastien Comte Chris N. Johnson Katherine E. Moseby Robert Brandle David E. Peacock Menna E. Jones
author_sort	Jeroen Jansen
title	Long-Distance Movements of Feral Cats in Semi-Arid South Australia and Implications for Conservation Management
title_short	Long-Distance Movements of Feral Cats in Semi-Arid South Australia and Implications for Conservation Management
title_full	Long-Distance Movements of Feral Cats in Semi-Arid South Australia and Implications for Conservation Management
title_fullStr	Long-Distance Movements of Feral Cats in Semi-Arid South Australia and Implications for Conservation Management
title_full_unstemmed	Long-Distance Movements of Feral Cats in Semi-Arid South Australia and Implications for Conservation Management
title_sort	long-distance movements of feral cats in semi-arid south australia and implications for conservation management
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/d9f91ffabee24c73a79f2b8d54a0b482
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Long-Distance Movements of Feral Cats in Semi-Arid South Australia and Implications for Conservation Management

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