干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Long-Distance Movements of Feral Cats in Semi-Arid South Australia and Implications for Conservation Management

Arid

DOI	10.3390/ani11113125
	Long-Distance Movements of Feral Cats in Semi-Arid South Australia and Implications for Conservation Management
	Jansen, Jeroen; McGregor, Hugh; Axford, Geoff; Dean, Abbey T.; Comte, Sebastien; Johnson, Chris N.; Moseby, Katherine E.; Brandle, Robert; Peacock, David E.; Jones, Menna E.
通讯作者	Jansen, J (corresponding author), Univ Tasmania, Sch Nat Sci, Private Bag 55, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia.
来源期刊	ANIMALS
ISSN	2076-2615
出版年	2021
卷号	11 期号:11
英文摘要	Simple Summary: To efficiently control invasive animals, it is vital to have knowledge about their behaviour, their movements and how they use the landscape. Unusual behaviour is normally excluded from datasets, as it is considered to be an outlier that may distort analyses. In our study, we present movement data from feral cats in the arid and semi-arid zones of Australia. Feral cats are a serious problem to the native wildlife of Australia and in many parts of the world. Cats are known to show fidelity to geographic areas and may defend them against other cats. Until now, research has focused on these areas, home ranges or territories, that feral cats need to survive and reproduce. We argue that a part of their movement behaviour, large journeys away from the area they normally use, has been overlooked and has been considered to be unusual behaviour. We explain why we think that this is the case and present examples from other studies additional to our data set to show that these long-distance movements are a regular occurrence. To achieve a better protection of native wildlife from predation by feral cats, we believe that these long-distance movements should be considered as part of the normal behaviour of feral cats when planning cat control operations.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 (Felis catus) 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.
英文关键词	Felis catus introduced predator invasive species management reinvasion space use landscape relocation telemetry home range
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000725850400001
WOS关键词	HOME-RANGE ; FELIS-CATUS ; INTRODUCED PREDATORS ; POPULATION-DYNAMICS ; RED FOXES ; PATTERNS ; PREY ; ENVIRONMENT ; ESTIMATORS ; DISPERSAL
WOS类目	Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science ; Veterinary Sciences ; Zoology
WOS研究方向	Agriculture ; Veterinary Sciences ; Zoology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/373724
作者单位	[Jansen, Jeroen; McGregor, Hugh; Dean, Abbey T.; Johnson, Chris N.; Jones, Menna E.] Univ Tasmania, Sch Nat Sci, Private Bag 55, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia; [McGregor, Hugh] Arid Recovery, Roxby Downs, SA 5725, Australia; [McGregor, Hugh; Johnson, Chris N.] Univ Queensland, Natl Environm Sci Program, Threatened Species Recovery Hub, Brisbane, Qld 4067, Australia; [Axford, Geoff; Brandle, Robert] Dept Environm & Water, Port Augusta, SA 5700, Australia; [Comte, Sebastien] NSW Dept Primary Ind, Vertebrate Pest Res Unit, Orange, NSW 2800, Australia; [Moseby, Katherine E.] Univ New South Wales, Ctr Ecosyst Sci, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia; [Peacock, David E.] Univ Adelaide, Sch Anim & Vet Sci, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Jansen, Jeroen,McGregor, Hugh,Axford, Geoff,et al. Long-Distance Movements of Feral Cats in Semi-Arid South Australia and Implications for Conservation Management[J],2021,11(11).
APA	Jansen, Jeroen.,McGregor, Hugh.,Axford, Geoff.,Dean, Abbey T..,Comte, Sebastien.,...&Jones, Menna E..(2021).Long-Distance Movements of Feral Cats in Semi-Arid South Australia and Implications for Conservation Management.ANIMALS,11(11).
MLA	Jansen, Jeroen,et al."Long-Distance Movements of Feral Cats in Semi-Arid South Australia and Implications for Conservation Management".ANIMALS 11.11(2021).