BETTER TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN FOR FREE-ROAMING CATS: Using models and monitoring to improve population management

摘要

Overview: Trap-neuter-return (TNR) for cat management is transitioning from an enterprise driven mainly by an urge to help' into an enterprise that draws useful guidance and precedent from the fields of population biology and wildlife management. This transition is in its infancy, however. At the present time many TNR programs do not produce substantial and persistent reductions in cat populations, and those that do often fail to effectively document this achievement or to publicize their success.