Adding feral cats to the Predator Free 2050 hit-list may be justified – but it also forces us to confront uncomfortable ...

New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 mission has expanded to include feral cats, a move that has stirred debate. This policy shift underlines changing public attitudes towards feral cats, now categorized ...

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to go on safari in southern Africa. One of the greatest thrills was going out at night looking for predators on the prowl: lions, leopards, hyenas. As we drove ...

To reduce their impacts on native species, feral cats have been added to New Zealand's list of animals targeted for ...

The modern house cat reached China in the 8th century. Before that, another cat — the leopard cat — hunted the rodents in ancient Chinese settlements.

CHICAGO -- The Field Museum's lakefront building isn't original to the "White City" constructed for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, but its collection began as a permanent home for many of the ...

New Zealand plans to eradicate feral cats by 2050 to protect native birds, bats and lizards under the Predator Free 2050 programme. Government releases action roadmap.

When the first drops of whiskey were distilled in medieval Ireland, a silent helper stood nearby. Furred, four-legged, and always ready to deal with unwelcome mice, the cat thus began its long ...

Cats began their relationship with humans quite early, with evidence -- including a human buried with their cat in Cyprus -- ...