Cat wars : the devastating consequences of a cuddly killer / Peter P. Marra and Chris Santella.
Cat wars : the devastating consequences of a cuddly killer / Peter P. Marra and Chris Santella.
Cat wars : the devastating consequences of a cuddly killer / Peter P. Marra and Chris Santella.
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Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
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G 2017/5553
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Language
English
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Physical content
212 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The obituary of the Stephens Island wren -- America's dairy land and its killing fields -- The rise of bird lovers and cat lovers : the perfect storm -- The science of decline -- The zombie maker : cats as agents of disease -- Taking aim at the problem -- Trap-neuter-return : a palatable solution th...
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Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
In 1894, a lighthouse keeper named David Lyall arrived on Stephens Island off New Zealand with a cat named Tibbles. In just over a year, the Stephens Island Wren, a rare bird endemic to the island, was rendered extinct. Mounting scientific evidence confirms what many conservationists have suspected for some time--that in the United States alone, fr...
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Cat wars : the devastating consequences of a cuddly killer / Peter P. Marra and Chris Santella.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2017/5553
Record Identifier
74VKVgBPLAEb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgBPLAEb
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ISBN
0691167419 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780691167411 (hardback : alk. paper)
DDC
636.8
MMS ID
991024148812102626
