Description
One of our most popular pets, the domestic cat, has devastating impacts on wildlife across the globe. In the Netherlands alone, millions of birds, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles and insects are being killed by free-ranging domestic cats at a yearly basis. While these negative effects have been known already for a very long time, one may wonder to what degree they are still acceptable at the time we are losing our biodiversity at an alarming speed. Domestic cats are already enlisted as exotic invasive in many countries, and recent studies indicate that according to European Nature Conservation law it is in fact forbidden - and it should effectively be prevented - to let cats roam free outdoors in all EU Member States. However, thus far, very little action is taken too seriously tackle this ‘blind spot in the application of nature conservation law’. In this talk, I will address this sensitive issue, present various possible unconventional measures, and discuss their effectiveness for biodiversity conservation.| Periode | 20-sep.-2022 |
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| Evenementstitel | Netherlands Annual Ecology Meeting 2022 |
| Evenementstype | Conference |
| Conferentienummer | 15 |
| Organisator | Netherlands Ecological Research Network (NERN) |
| Locatie | Lunteren, NetherlandsToon op kaart |
| Mate van erkenning | National |