Cats in Australia: Companion and Killer by John C Z Woinarski, Sarah M Legge and Chris R Dickman

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Book corners have been protected with book tape.

Across the world, cats are loved as pets or are kept or tolerated for their role in controlling some animal pests. But cats, both pets and feral, also kill many native animals and this toll can be enormous.

Cats have been remarkably successful in Australia, spreading pervasively across the continent and many islands, occurring in all environments and proving to be adept and adaptable hunters. A large proportion of Australia's distinctive fauna is threatened and recent research highlights the significant role that cats play in the decline and extinction of native species.

Cats in Australia bring this research together, documenting how cats have subverted and continue to subvert Australia's biodiversity. But this book does much more than spotlight the impacts of cats on Australian nature. It describes the origins of cats and their global spread, long-standing and varying relationships with people, global impacts, and ecology. It also describes the challenge of managing cats and the options available to constrain their impacts. (back cover)