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Bibliography & sources
Every figure on this site is drawn from peer-reviewed research or public-health
data. The core sources are listed below — follow any link to read the original.
The scale of predation
- Loss, S. R., Will, T., & Marra, P. P. (2013). The impact of
free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States. Nature Communications,
4, 1396. nature.com
- Loss, S. R., Will, T., & Marra, P. P. (2015). Direct mortality of
birds from anthropogenic causes. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics,
46, 99–120. doi.org
- Loyd, K. A. T., et al. (2013). Quantifying free-roaming domestic cat
predation using animal-borne video cameras. Biological Conservation, 160, 183–189.
doi.org
- Lepczyk, C. A., et al. (2023). A global synthesis and assessment of
free-ranging domestic cat diet. Nature Communications, 14, 7809.
nature.com
Extinctions
- Doherty, T. S., et al. (2016). Invasive predators and global
biodiversity loss. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(40),
11261–11265. doi.org
- Medina, F. M., et al. (2011). A global review of the impacts of
invasive cats on island endangered vertebrates. Global Change Biology, 17(11),
3503–3510. doi.org
The wider context
- Rosenberg, K. V., et al. (2019). Decline of the North American
avifauna. Science, 366(6461), 120–124.
doi.org
- Loss, S. R., & Marra, P. P. (2017). Population impacts of
free-ranging domestic cats on mainland vertebrates. Frontiers in Ecology and the
Environment, 15(9), 502–509.
doi.org
Human & wildlife health
- Miller, M. A., et al. (2002). Coastal freshwater runoff is a risk
factor for Toxoplasma gondii infection of southern sea otters. International
Journal for Parasitology, 32(8), 997–1006.
doi.org
- Krusor, C., et al. (2015). Concentration and retention of
Toxoplasma gondii oocysts by marine snails demonstrate a novel mechanism for
transmission of terrestrial zoonotic pathogens in coastal ecosystems. Environmental
Microbiology, 17(11), 4527–4537.
doi.org
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Toxoplasmosis.
cdc.gov
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rabies surveillance in
the United States. cdc.gov
Management & solutions
- Longcore, T., Rich, C., & Sullivan, L. M. (2009). Critical
assessment of claims regarding management of feral cats by trap-neuter-return.
Conservation Biology, 23(4), 887–894.
doi.org
- Cecchetti, M., et al. (2021). Provision of high meat content food and
object play reduce predation of wild animals by domestic cats. Current Biology,
31(5), 1107–1111. doi.org
- American Bird Conservancy. Cats Indoors program.
abcbirds.org