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Drop Net Trap Designs
A drop net consists of a large net, which is often hung from poles, and suspended over a baited target area. The trap must be monitored and when the target animal is under the net, it is either manually or … Continue reading
Posted in Dog Behavior, Trapping
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Deer Traps to Catch Skittish Lost Dogs?
Most people are probably not even aware that there are such a thing as deer traps, but wildlife biologists use a variety of traps to capture deer including box traps, Clover traps (a netted-box trap), drop nets, and drive nets.. … Continue reading
Posted in Dog Behavior, Trapping
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New Insights into Cat Behavior Using a GPS Logger and Cat-cam
The secretive nature of cats makes it nearly impossible to observe their natural behavior when outdoors. Likewise, few cat owners know where their cats travel or what they do when allowed outside. A new study conducted in Britain used GPS … Continue reading
Understanding Coyote Behavior in Urban/Suburban Areas and Assessing Risk to Cats
So many of the people who contacted me this summer were convinced that their lost cat had been killed by coyotes. This is a pervasive belief that unfortunately causes many people to lose hope and stop searching for their lost … Continue reading
Posted in Coyote, Predators
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New Study on Free-Roaming Cats
I was excited to recently learn about a new research study on the behavior of free-roaming feral and pet cats. Here is a link to a summary of their findings from the Illinois News Bureau. The full research article is … Continue reading
Will a Lost Cat Find its Way Home?
Many cat owners believe that a lost cat will find its way home. Lord (2008) conducted a survey of households in Ohio and found that 62% of cat owners believed that if their cat strayed from home they would be … Continue reading
Adoption of Stray Cats and the Importance of Lost Pet Posters
I was surprised to recently learn that as many as 30% of people acquire their cats because they were found as strays or abandoned or “just showed up” (New et al. 2004) This does not include cats adopted from shelters, … Continue reading
Posted in Cat Behavior, Human Behavior, Lost Pet Posters
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Online Resources for Selecting and Using a Trail Camera
Trail cameras (also called wildlife, game, scouting, motion-sensitive, surveillance or remote cameras) can be highly effective tools for helping locate and recover displaced cats (including escaped indoor-only cats) and skittish lost dogs. They can help provide evidence that the lost … Continue reading
Posted in Trail Camera (Surveillance), Trapping
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Factors that May Predispose Cats to Road Traffic Accidents
Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a common cause of injury and death for outdoor-access cats. Olsen and Allen (2001) found that 51% of outdoor-access cats that suddenly and unexpectedly died were the result of RTAs, and Rochlitz et al. (2001) … Continue reading
Posted in Cat Behavior, Cat Survival
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Causes of Sudden Death in Cats
When an outdoor-access cat goes missing from its home range, this frequently means that something has happened to the cat to prevent it from returning home. Death, injury or illness may all prevent a cat from returning home. When sick … Continue reading
Posted in Cat Behavior, Cat Survival
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