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NZ Listener on the need for cat containment

NZ Listener on the need for cat containment

by Neil Sanderson | Aug 24, 2016 | Cat Roaming, Cat Safety, Wildlife Protection

The current edition of the news magazine New Zealand Listener has a cover story about the impact of free-roaming domestic cats on native birds. The article also refers to the dangers that roaming cats face: Victoria University research by Wayne Linklater and...
Cat wars: The devastating consequences of a cuddly killer

Cat wars: The devastating consequences of a cuddly killer

by Neil Sanderson | Jul 31, 2016 | Cat Roaming, Wildlife Protection

This new book looks interesting, and even opens with a New Zealand story. From the publisher’s website: Peter P Marra & Chris Santella Princeton University Press Hardcover | September 2016 In 1894, a lighthouse keeper named David Lyall arrived on Stephens...
Margaret Atwood comic book tackles roaming cats

Margaret Atwood comic book tackles roaming cats

by Neil Sanderson | Jul 27, 2016 | Cat Roaming, Cat Safety, Road Accidents, Wildlife Protection

Best-selling novelist and environmentalist Margaret Atwood, whose books include The Handmaid’s Tale, Surfacing and Alias Grace, has produced her first series of comic books, in collaboration with Nature Canada. Angel Catbird is the story of a superhero –...
Cat owners have a role in Predator-Free NZ

Cat owners have a role in Predator-Free NZ

by Neil Sanderson | Jul 26, 2016 | Cat Roaming, Wildlife Protection

Yesterday’s announcement from the Prime Minister that New Zealand aims to be “predator-free” by 2050 has got everyone talking. The Government will spend $28 million over four years to supplement what local bodies and other organisations are doing in...
Housing development bans cats

Housing development bans cats

by Neil Sanderson | Jul 20, 2016 | Cat Restrictions, Wildlife Protection

Cat owners are not allowed to buy a home in parts of the new Kotuku Parks subdivision on the Kapiti Coast. While local authorities in other places have limited cat ownership, imposed cat curfews or required that cats not be allowed to roam – chiefly to protect...

Appleby considers roaming cat rules

by Neil Sanderson | Jul 8, 2016 | Cat Restrictions, Cat Roaming, Wildlife Protection

About a dozen cats have been tracked with GPS collars and cameras as part of a 3-month research project in the Appleby area of Tasman District. Researchers were looking into the impact of cats on wildlife around the Waimea Estuary. One of the researchers, Dr Heidy​...
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