Free-roaming cat interactions with wildlife admitted to a wildlife hospital
Free-roaming cat interactions with wildlife admitted to a wildlife hospital
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DOI：
10.1002/jwmg.21181
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发表时间：
2017-01-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Clark, Edward E., Jr.
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作者：
Mcruer, Dave L.;Gray, Lincoln C.;Clark, Edward E., Jr.
自由漫游的家猫是美国野生鸟类和哺乳动物发病和死亡的主要人为来源。被允许的野生动物康复者通常治疗猫造成的伤害。然而，这些活动的程度在科学文献中报道不足。为了确定发病率，年龄组，死亡率，受影响物种的多样性和频率，伤害的性质，护理时间以及与自由漫游猫和野生动物之间相互作用相关的时间和地理空间趋势，我们对2000年至2010年期间提交给美国弗吉尼亚州野生动物中心（WCV）的20，921份小型鸟类和哺乳动物记录进行了回顾性分析。猫的相互作用是小型哺乳动物入院的第二大原因（14.8%），哺乳动物死亡的第四大原因（70.8%），鸟类入院的第四大原因（13.7%）和鸟类死亡的第二大原因（80.8%）。83个物种在与猫互动后被接纳。年龄的野生动物承认后，猫的相互作用各不相同的类，幼年哺乳动物被抓获最频繁（40.5%），其次是新生儿（34%），然后成年人（25.5%）。然而，在鸟类中最常见的是成年鸟（42.7%），其次是青少年（37.2%），然后是雏鸟（20.1%）。鸟类更有可能与猫在农村地区的互动，而城市化程度没有不同的哺乳动物。88%的猫互动发生在4月至9月之间，这表明了强烈的季节性趋势。我们的研究结果表明，自由漫游的猫大大有助于在野生动物康复医院的入院，即使有兽医干预，释放潜力是有限的。减少自由漫游的猫的数量将减少与野生动物的互动，并减少对医疗援助的需求。(c)2016野生动物协会
Free-roaming domestic cats are a major anthropogenic source of morbidity and mortality to wild birds and mammals in the United States. Permitted wildlife rehabilitators routinely treat cat-caused injuries. However, extent of these activities is under-reported in the scientific literature. To determine incidence, age class, mortality, diversity and frequency of species affected, nature of injuries, time in care, and temporal and geospatial trends associated with interactions between free-roaming cats and wildlife, we conducted a retrospective analysis on 20,921 records from small birds and mammals presented to the Wildlife Center of Virginia (WCV), USA between 2000 and 2010. Cat interaction was the second greatest cause of small-mammal admissions (14.8%), fourth greatest cause of mammal mortality (70.8%), fourth greatest cause of bird admissions (13.7%), and second greatest cause of avian mortality (80.8%). Eighty-three species were admitted following interactions with cats. Age of wildlife admitted following cat interaction varied by class; juvenile mammals were captured most frequently (40.5%), followed by neonates (34%), then adults (25.5%). However, adults were documented most frequently in birds (42.7%), followed by juveniles (37.2%), then nestlings (20.1%). Birds were more likely to have interactions with cats in rural areas, whereas degree of urbanization did not differ for mammals. Eighty-eight percent of cat interactions occurred between April and September, indicating a strong seasonal trend. Our findings indicate that free-roaming cats substantially contribute to admissions in a wildlife rehabilitation hospital and even with veterinary intervention, release potential is limited. Reducing the number of free-roaming cats will reduce interactions with wildlife and decrease the need for medical assistance. (c) 2016 The Wildlife Society.