My sincere thanks to Animal Wise Radio hosts Mike Fry and Beth Nelson for giving me the opportunity to talk about Vox Felina on Sunday’s show. I highly recommend tuning in each week, or adding the show to your list of favorite podcasts.
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11 Apr 11
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Posted in In the News, Vox Felina
Tagged Animal Wise Radio, Beth Nelson, Mike Fry, podcast
Tagged Animal Wise Radio, Beth Nelson, Mike Fry, podcast
1 Apr 11
Evidence of cats as pets? In Cyprus, 9,500 years ago (left) and, 3,500 years ago, in Peru (right).
As reported in yesterday’s New York Times, the history of the domestic cat is being rewritten—yet again. (Whether this piece gets the same attention as Elisabeth Rosenthal’s “Tweety Was Right” story remains to be seen—and I, for one, [...]
3 Feb 11
Below is a slightly reformatted version of the comments I submitted in response to the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex Integrated Predator Management Plan/Draft Environmental Assessment. A PDF version is available here.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing to comment on the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex Integrated Predator Management [...]
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Posted in In the News, Policy Issues, Vox Felina
Tagged Coleman & Temple, David Jessup, Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex Integrated Predator Management Plan, Key Largo Cotton Mouse, Key Largo Woodrat, Lower Keys marsh rabbit, Pamela Jo Hatley, silver rice rat, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Urban Wildlands Group, Wisconsin Study
Tagged Coleman & Temple, David Jessup, Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex Integrated Predator Management Plan, Key Largo Cotton Mouse, Key Largo Woodrat, Lower Keys marsh rabbit, Pamela Jo Hatley, silver rice rat, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Urban Wildlands Group, Wisconsin Study
10 Jan 11
Last Monday, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) released a draft environmental assessment associated with its Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex Integrated Predator Management Plan, giving the public 30 days to comment.
Just days later, the document became remarkably difficult to locate, as links to the PDF posted on the FWS website all seem [...]
5 Jan 11
“Reassessment: A Closer Look at ‘Critical Assessment of Claims Regarding Management of Feral Cats by Trap-Neuter-Return’” has been revised and expanded!
This paper, a brief review and critique of the essay “Critical Assessment of Claims Regarding Management of Feral Cats by Trap-Neuter-Return” by Travis Longcore, Catherine Rich, and Lauren M. Sullivan, now includes sections [...]
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Posted in The Cat Debate, Vox Felina
Tagged Cole Carlson Hawkins, Coleman & Temple, compensatory predation, Conservation Biology, Critical Assessment of Claims Regarding Management of Feral Cats by Trap-Neuter-Return, David A. Jessup, Ellen Perry Berkeley, Gary J. Patronek, Gary Meffe, Kays and DeWan, LASC BS115483, Merritt Clifton, Mike Fitzgerald, Nico Dauphiné, Stanley A. Temple, Toxoplasma gondii, Travis Longcore, Wisconsin Study
Tagged Cole Carlson Hawkins, Coleman & Temple, compensatory predation, Conservation Biology, Critical Assessment of Claims Regarding Management of Feral Cats by Trap-Neuter-Return, David A. Jessup, Ellen Perry Berkeley, Gary J. Patronek, Gary Meffe, Kays and DeWan, LASC BS115483, Merritt Clifton, Mike Fitzgerald, Nico Dauphiné, Stanley A. Temple, Toxoplasma gondii, Travis Longcore, Wisconsin Study
1 Jan 11
24 Dec 10
Warm holiday wishes to the growing network of Vox Felina supporters!
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Posted in Vox Felina
10 Dec 10
The conversation continues on Audubon magazine’s blog, The Perch, with Travis Longcore doing everything he can to dodge the straightforward question I posed: If TNR and the feeding of feral cats are outlawed, then what will become of the many, many cats no longer receiving human assistance?
Among the topics he prefers to discuss are—and I [...]
29 Nov 10
The second in the Framed series is from the recently released book, The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation.
The book’s authors actually have very little to say about TNR, assuming, I suppose, that the accompanying photos say it all. The caption for this one reads (somewhat incongruously, if you ask me): “Managed feral cat [...]
17 Nov 10
That the ancient Egyptians worshiped cats as gods is, today, common knowledge. Just as their regal little bodies were preserved through mummification, their likenesses were preserved in tomb paintings.
But the cat’s image has not always been portrayed with such reverence. “To the medieval mind,” writes naturalist and biologist Roger Tabor, “there was a sinister side [...]
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Posted in Cats and Birds, Framed, Vox Felina
Tagged American Bird Conservancy, AmmoLand, cat eating prey, Roger Tabor
Tagged American Bird Conservancy, AmmoLand, cat eating prey, Roger Tabor
16 Aug 10
One of the greatest advantages of online content is the ability to easily share that content with others, a digital-era grassroots tool of particular importance for issues as contentious and under-reported as the “cat debate.” So, beginning with today’s post, it’s easier than ever to spread the word about Vox Felina. Using the toolbar at [...]
2 Jun 10
As some of you may have noticed, I’ve added a new tab to the Vox Felina site. Resources is where you’ll find printer-friendly documents adapted from Vox Felina content.
The first, “Reassessment: A Closer Look at ‘Critical Assessment of Claims Regarding Management of Feral Cats by Trap-Neuter-Return,’” is a brief review of the essay “Critical Assessment [...]
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