41. Tidepool | Invasive Species are listed on the state endangered and federally And felines proclivity for propagationis another danger for years, can produce 420,000 (cats), Meriwether said http://www.tidepool.org/ctc/ctc.invasivecat.cfm

COVERING THE COAS T ABOUT ARCHIVES ADVANCED SEARCH FEEDBACK ... TODAY'S NEWS Invasive Plants, Felines Bite Into Bird Populations Forty percent of species Lewis and Clark tracked are in decline 200 years after their expedition by KELLY STEWART related links Lewis and Clark as Naturalists Audubon Washington Humane Society Cat predation fact sheet related articles Bird Lovers Hope to Keep Cats on a Very Short Leash Stalking the Wild Peninsula Endangered Island Birds Double Suburban Critter Blamed for Otter Demise ... Suit Tests Animal Control Laws LONG BEACH To understand the extent of wildlife that historically populated the Lower Columbia River area, consider Captain William Clark's journal entry from Feb. 16, 1806: "Shannon and Labiesh brought in to us today a Buzzard or Vulture of the Columbia which they had wounded and taken alive. I believe this to be the largest Bird of North America." Clark was writing about the California condor species of concern Clark and Meriwether Lewis took copious notes on the fauna and flora that they encountered on their journey from the Midwest to the mouth of the Columbia River, and sent specimens back to Washington, D.C., for scientific analysis.

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An Informative Amalgam Speaking Truth To Power Facts should be food for the brain. Text was received from the Animal Protection Institute Animals in Agriculture • In 2001 nearly 10 billion land animals were slaughtered for food in the U.S., including 9.3 billion chickens 309 million turkeys. 27.7 million ducks 41.6 million cattle/calves - 118 million pigs — 4.2 million sheep/lambs. • More than half of all deaths in the U.S. in 2001 were attributed to diseases for which consumption of meat is a major risk factor. • The per capita consumption of meat in the U.S. is now 209 pounds annually, up from 196 pounds in • Eighty percent of the grain grown and more than half of the antibiotics manufactured in the U.S. are fed to livestock. • Chickens and other birds are not protected by the U.S. Humane Slaughter Act. • Animals raised for human consumption in the U.S. generate

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45. RESPONSIBLE ANIMAL OWNERSHIP KEY TO PREVENTING "TABBY VS. TERN" in the growth of the Federal endangered and threatened say the growth in America sfeline population estimated since 1970 to 60 million (cats) coupled with http://pacific.fws.gov/news/1997/9736nr.htm

X 97-36 Refer: David Klinger 503/231-6121 (o.) 503/246-8346 (h.) May 5, 1997 RESPONSIBLE ANIMAL OWNERSHIP THE KEY TO PREVENTING MORE "TABBY VS. TERN" CONFRONTATIONS During "International Migratory Bird Week," A New Internet Publication to Help Pet Owners Become Wiser Wildlife Conservationists "Who shall bell the cat?" the Greek teller of animal tales Aesop once asked. Twenty-five centuries later, Aesop's question continues to perplex wildlife managers and pet owners alike, faced with the dilemma of curbing the effect of America's growing feral feline population on declining populations of songbirds, waterbirds, and small mammals, including those in rapidly urbanizing areas of Pacific region states. And it is a particularly appropriate question during this, the fifth national observance of "International Migratory Bird Week," May 4 through 10, as amateur bird watchers and professional ornithologists alike review the state of North America's bird populations, faced with a number of threats throughout the hemisphere. First, let it be acknowledged: some of our best friends are cats ... and dogs, for that matter. It is indeed possible to be both wildlife conservationist and responsible pet owner. Fish and Wildlife Service employees are some of the best at both. America's love affair with domestic cats and its fascination with birds need not be mutually-exclusive infatuations.

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INTRODUCTION QUICKFACTS ORGANIZATIONS BOOKS ... CREDITS F or millennia, jaguars have served as potent cultural icons for many of the Gran Chaco. The Maya believed the jaguar's skin symbolized the night sky, while the Aztecs fed the hearts of sacrificial victims to the big cats. Among Amazonian societies, the jaguar, with its shining, reflective eyes, were thought to connect to the spirit world. Today, Jaguars remain an important symbol in many religious and artistic expressions in the New World. However, there is a growing conflict between those that would honor the jaguar for its spiritual, cultural and ecological significance with those that continue to cause its decline. The Jaguar is the largest cat in the Western Hemisphere and the third largest cat in the world (after the Lion and the Tiger.) It is also one of the four roaring cats. It differs from a lion's roar and is more of a series of hoarse coughs. It is often confused with the leopard but the Jaguar is a

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48. Snow Leopard Uncia (Panthera) Uncia Photo Essay - Recommended Books & Links strong focus on the status of the endangered or threatened The way (cats) have evolvedover 25 million years, and the descriptions of feline behavior, both http://www.mbbphotography.com/snowleopards/snowleopardslinks.html

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49. Selecciones Veterinarias Virtual - Links Consultance; endangered threatened Species Marine WHALES; International ExoticFeline Sanctuary (Grandes Foundation; International Society for endangered (cats); http://www.seleccionesveterinarias.com/links_Vida silvestre & marina.html

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Skip Navigation WHAT'S NEW CONTACTS COMMENTS ... SEARCH BIODIVERSITY Threat Abatement Plans Go back to: DEH Home Biodiversity Threatened Species ... Threat Abatement Plans Threat Abatement Plan for Predation by Feral Cats Biodiversity Group Environment Australia, 1999 Contents Next Measures to address the key threatening process Eradication of feral cats is often suggested as an attractive option because, once achieved, it requires no further commitment of resources other than for monitoring. Bomford and O’Brien (1995) argue that the following conditions must apply to achieve eradication: The rate of removal exceeds the rate of increase at all densities; There is no immigration; and All reproductive animals are at risk. They further state that it is the preferred option only when: all animals can be detected at low densities; discounted benefit-cost analysis favours eradication; and there is a suitable socio-political environment. These conditions cannot be met for feral cats on mainland Australia or in Tasmania at present. Eradication of feral cats is well beyond the capacity of available techniques and resources because the species is so well established across such a vast area. In contrast, eradication of a population of feral cats from an island may be feasible provided a persistent campaign can be mounted (Veitch 1985). Historically, a range of techniques has been used in attempts to control feral cats, including shooting, trapping, poison baiting, fumigation and hunting. Control techniques, both those currently available and those being developed, are briefly reviewed below. Available methods are generally expensive, labour intensive, require continuing management effort and can be effective only in limited areas.

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Skip Navigation WHAT'S NEW CONTACTS COMMENTS ... SEARCH BIODIVERSITY Threat Abatement Plans Go back to: DEH Home Biodiversity Threatened Species ... Threat Abatement Plans Threat Abatement Plan for Predation by Feral Cats Biodiversity Group Environment Australia, 1999 Contents Next Introduction Australia and Antarctica are the only continents without a native member of the cat family, Felidae. Felids are the most raptorial of mammals with body form, musculature, nervous coordination and senses highly specialised for stalking and capturing prey. Their nutrition and metabolism are such that they require large amounts of fresh animal protein, yet many felids can survive without drinking water. All species of wild cats prefer live prey and will rarely consume carrion except during droughts or when they are debilitated. Cats ( Felis catus ) have a history of association with humankind dating back thousands of years. They have accompanied seafarers since the earliest times for vermin control, companionship and food (Jones 1989; Dickman 1996) and in this way the species has been distributed to virtually all inhabited parts of the globe as well as to many uninhabited islands. The species, which rarely exceeds eight kilograms in mass, is now the most widely distributed of all the world’s felids. The first recorded instance of cats being brought to Australia is by English settlers in the 18th century. Cats may have arrived much earlier via trading routes from South-East Asia, shipwrecks or visits by European ships to the west coast (Baldwin 1980) but the available evidence for these origins is scant. Cats were deliberately released into the wild during the 19th century to control rabbits and mice (Rolls 1984) and feral cats are now found in all habitats, except some of the wettest rainforests, from the Torres Strait across the breadth of the mainland and Tasmania to sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island.

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54. Partners In Research Home Page: Educating About Biomedical Research - HTML Only There are currently about 850 endangered or threatened species developed through animalresearch also protect (cats) from rabies, feline respiratory disease http://www.pirweb.org/html/htm03f_benefits.htm

Home FAQ Headlines Search ... What About You? Biomedical Research Benefits You Contents: Summary of Biomedical Research Benefits How Will Our Children Continue to Benefit from Research? Leading Causes of Deaths Among Children Do Animals Benefit from Research? ... Benefits for Animals Summary Virtually every medical advance has been made possible through the use of animal models in research. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the average life expectancy for human beings in Canada has increased from the range of 45 to 75 years. While changes in our lifestyle (such as improved nutrition, reduction in smoking, and proper exercise) have played a part, this dramatic increase in our life expectancy is largely due to advances in health care as a result of biomedical research . This life-saving research has depended heavily on animal studies. This tombstone carving in a Vermont cemetery reflects the high infant mortality of the late 1700's... when 50 percent of all deaths were children under 10. Many of us take for granted the fact that biomedical research consistently contributes to our high standard of health and health care. We often do not think about how much our daily lives depend on the benefits we have received, and continue to receive, from animal-based research. Take one of the major killers of people:

55. Bastrop ISD Animal Links extensive information on the following endangered animals African cat from wild,exotic felines to America s Facts, Biology, Behavior, Conservation, (cats) A to http://www.bastrop.isd.tenet.edu/CIanimals.htm

Bastrop Independent School District MENU About the Department What is Curriculum? ... ...Science ....Animals Student Resources Return to Curriculum ... Information Instruction Human Resources News Calendar ... Our Site Department of Curriculum and Instruction Animal Links Last updated August 7, 2002 Amphibians Insects Birds Mammals Endangered Species Reptiles General Spiders and Scorpions Horses Zoos Amphibians Amphibian Embryology Tutorial This tutorial is part of an ongoing project designed to implement multimedia and computer-based learning materials in the university undergraduate classroom. AmphibiaWeb This web site on amphibian biology and conservation contains information on over 130 species. It provides species descriptions, life history information, conservation status, photos, and literature references. There are photos of over 140 species, range maps of over 300 species, and over 500 bibliographic references. It is searchable by genus, species, common name, family, and order. It is linked to the specimen collections at the American Museum of Natural History, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, and the California Academy of Sciences.

56. Lioncrusher's Domain -- Glossary Of Terms in 1973, which grants legal protection for listed endangered and threatened species FelidOf or referring to (cats), feline; possessing traits similar to the http://www.lioncrusher.com/glossary.htm

Glossary of Terms A B C D ... Z A: Aberrant : Deviating from the expected course, in relation to behavior, physical attributes, or other characteristics. Abundism : An animal that has markings that are more prolific than usual. Also known as pseudo-melanism. ( IMAGE Adaptation: A physical or behavioral characteristic that arose and evolved by natural selection to benefit a species, and improve a species' chances of survival and procreation. Agouti : A pattern on the individual hair shaft where the hair itself has bands of multiple color in alternating patters. This is caused by the melanin production in the follicle of the hair being turned off and on sporadically throughout the growth of the hair shaft. ( IMAGE Albinism : An albino individual, which completely lacks pigmentation in its fur, flesh, and eyes. True mammalian albino individuals are white or pink with pinkish red eyes. ( IMAGE ) Albinism can also occur in patches over the body, known as a piebald pattern. ( IMAGE ) Partial albinism is when the animal still retains some markings, though they may be faint. In snakes, they are still able to synthesize yellow and red pigments, so albino snakes have red and yellow markings, but lack the normal black pigmentation. In fish, red markings are often preserved, as in the albino red-tailed shark ( Labeo bicolor ). White animals that retain most markings and have blue eyes are not albinos, but are

57. The Trevey - A Unit Of Lasting Forests them in the wallet and removing feline specific protection (cats) prey upon both commonand rare species of species listed as threatened or endangered by state http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/rhgiles/Trevey/Cats.htm

A unit of Lasting Forests evolving since March 30, 1999 A Total Forest Management Plan and Wildland Management Decision Support System HOME The Trevey Home Table of Contents The Finder ... Glossary Managing Domestic Cats in the Wildlands There is a lack of information on feral cats ( Felis catus formerly F. domesticus ) and their effects on wildlife populations. They arrived in the US several hundred years ago. There are 4 types of cats (Vant Woudt 1990). The first type creates no known environmental problem. Cats, however, may be shifted among the four categories: House cats (rarely if ever the house or apartment; cherished pets) Roaming cats (that normally remain close to home and owner) Stray cats (semi-wild predators; that have no home or owner but stay in the human environment for food and shelter) Feral cats (that survive and may breed in the wild without human support. The feral cat is a domestic house cat that has been abandoned to live in the wild or one that has strayed into or been born in the wild. The definition also includes free-ranging or roaming and stray cats (even though humans care them for). Feral cats are often much larger than domestic ones. Survivor cats, after abandonment, are curbed by (1) attachment to the owner, food, and shelter; (2) incapacity to compete with native predators, even becoming one of their prey (e.g., owls and coyotes); (3) malnutrition (succumbing to exposure, disease, and parasites); (4) low immunity or resistance to diseases and parasites (there are many); and (5) lack of parental examples and play conducive to preparing an animal for life in the wild (Van't Woudt 1990).

58. Selected List Of Federal Register Items Of Interest To The Department Of The Int Environmental statements; availability, etc. Feline immunodeficiency virus vector;use in (cats); field testing 1343913448 NOTICES endangered and threatened http://library.doi.gov/fedreg/1195.html

Issue No.1195 March 22 - 26, 2004 MARCH 22, 2004 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service RULES Interstate transportation of animals and animal products (quarantine): Tuberculosis in cattle and bison- State and area classifications; delay of compliance date, 13218-13219 PROPOSED RULES Plant-related quarantine, foreign: Clementines, mandarins, and tangerines from Chile; pest risk assessment, 13262-13269 NOTICES Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Feline immunodeficiency virus-rhinotracheitis vaccine, live herpesvirus vector; use in cats; field testing, 13279-13280 Environmental Protection Agency RULES Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States: California, 13225-13227 Illinois, 13239-13242 Indiana, 13221-13225 Maine, 13227-13231 Maryland, 13236-13239 Ohio, 13231-13234 Hazardous waste: Municipal solid waste landfills; research, development, and demonstration permits, 13242-13256 PROPOSED RULES Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States: California, 13272-13274

59. Felid Hybrids: What Is Behind The Fascination? a difference to many of those endangered or threatened evolution of each species ofexotic feline has produced to accomplish and our domestic (cats) are thought http://www.arkanimals.com/WildSide/B42000/FldHybd.html

Felid Hybrids: What is Behind the Fascination? By Diana Guerrero Why is it that many people will protest the sale of the pelts of those exotic cats found worldwide, but will fall for the promotion and want to buy exotic felid hybrids? The canid hybrid situation is tough enough, but the felid hybrid situation presents some of the same problems in a less obvious manner. We are fascinated by wild animals and have this tremendous desire to "connect" with them in some way. Unfortunately the trade and focus occurring in the private propagation and sale of any hybrid does not contribute to proper conservation and understanding of any of the true wild animals. True conservation and preservation of any species involves several different routes of effort. Habitat conservation, promotion of understanding of the animal and its role in the environment, responsible management and the abolishment of trade, are a few of the more realist roles that do make a difference to many of those endangered or threatened animals. It is a sad situation to deal with owners who buy these hybrid animals and then have to relinquish them to shelters, euthanize them because they cannot adapt, or worse. This problem is not unique to that of hybrid ownership either. Each year the domestic pet population skyrockets with thousands of domestic animals that end up being killed due to the lack of owner commitment, profit-oriented breeding by uninformed backyard breeders, and the continued trade and commerce of these animals and hybrids. There is also the same problem in the exotic animal ownership realm. All these problems end up surfacing in the animal sheltering and control industry. These challenges are something our communities should take seriously and work at solving.

60. DOMESTIC CAT PREDATION IN CALIFORNIA is most critical for the following state and federally listed threatened and endangeredspecies. (cats) are suspected of spreading Feline leukemia virus (FeLV http://www.abcbirds.org/cats/states/california_intro.htm

DOMESTIC CAT PREDATION IN CALIFORNIA Cats Indoors Home State Cat Predation Intro California Florida ... Hawaii Cats can impact California Quail populations. Photo: Alan Hopkins Background: Most of California's threatened or endangered birds and land mammals are vulnerable to domestic cat predation. Although loss and fragmentation of habitat due to human development are the main causes of wildlife population declines, large numbers of pet, stray, and feral cats roaming the remaining habitat is a serious concern. Compounding this problem are the people and organizations who insist on maintaining cats in parks or adjacent to other sensitive wildlife areas (see "Managed" Cat Colonies in California ). The following studies show effects of cat predation on some of California's native wildlife. Cat Predation Studies in California: East Bay Regional Park District: A two-year study was conducted in two grassland parks in the East Bay Regional Park District. One park had no cats, but over 20 cats were fed daily in the other park. Almost twice as many birds were seen in the park with no cats as in the park with cats.

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