Overview

Across the world, cats are loved as pets or are kept or tolerated for their role in controlling some animal pests. But cats, both pets and feral, also kill many native animals and this toll can be enormous. Cats have been remarkably successful in Australia, spreading pervasively across the continent and many islands, occurring in all environments, and proving to be adept and adaptable hunters. A large proportion of Australia's distinctive fauna is threatened and recent research highlights the significant role that cats play in the decline and extinction of native species. Cats in Australia brings this research together, documenting the extent to which cats have subverted, and are continuing to subvert, Australia's biodiversity. But the book does much more than spotlight the impacts of cats on Australian nature. It describes the origins of cats and their global spread, their long-standing and varying relationship with people, their global impacts and their ecology. It also seeks to describe the challenge of managing cats, and the options available to constrain their impacts.

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"""The authors of this book should be commended for their thoughtful and thorough approach to this complex topic."" -- Tim Low * Wildlife Australia * ""Overall, the book is a fascinating and important read. The authors provide extensive scientific detail but punctuate this with interesting quotes, historical accounts, anecdotes, photos and illustrations, making the book accessible to a wide audience. A must-read for anyone working in or interested in wildlife conservation!"" -- Kelly Miller * Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 27(1) * ""Cats in Australia contains so much information on cats and their impact on Australia’s indigenous fauna that it should be essential reading for conservationists, wildlife managers, and cat lovers, especially those on that continent."" -- Ron Moorhouse * Conservation Biology 35(3) *"

The authors of this book should be commended for their thoughtful and thorough approach to this complex topic. -- Tim Low * Wildlife Australia * Overall, the book is a fascinating and important read. The authors provide extensive scientific detail but punctuate this with interesting quotes, historical accounts, anecdotes, photos and illustrations, making the book accessible to a wide audience. A must-read for anyone working in or interested in wildlife conservation! -- Kelly Miller * Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 27(1) * Cats in Australia contains so much information on cats and their impact on Australia's indigenous fauna that it should be essential reading for conservationists, wildlife managers, and cat lovers, especially those on that continent. -- Ron Moorhouse * Conservation Biology 35(3) *

Author Information

John Woinarski is with Charles Darwin University, with expertise in the ecology and conservation of birds and mammals in northern Australia. His previous books include The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012 and A Bat’s End: The Christmas Island Pipistrelle and Extinction in Australia. Sarah Legge is with the Australian National University and University of Queensland and is one of Australia’s leading conservation ecologists and managers. Her previous books include Monitoring Threatened Species and Ecological Communities. Chris Dickman is at University of Sydney and is an expert in the ecology of Australian mammals. His previous books include the Whitley Medal-winning A Fragile Balance: The Extraordinary Story of Australian Marsupials and Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials.

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