Tag: cats

In a laboratory experiment, researchers recently found that cats can become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19, and may be able to pass it to other cats....

Veterinary tests revealed that a pair of pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in humans. Earlier research in China had confirmed...

The coronavirus that spreads COVID-19 in humans can also infect cats and ferrets, according to laboratory tests. New research in China found that cats can spread the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to...

Pet cats don’t stray too far from their homes, but in the areas they travel, they can have a greater impact on wildlife than their wild counterparts roaming the jungles...

Spring bird numbers have dropped by nearly one-third in the past 50 years in the U.S. and Canada, according to new research. “What we found was staggering and depressing all...

Wildlife managers, doctors and veterinarians need to collaborate more to get ahead of toxoplasmosis — a zoonotic disease originating in felines — which affects vast numbers of humans, domestic animals,...

TWS member Jason Luscier focuses on urban wildlife conservation, so when he needed more data on house cats (Felis catus) roaming the streets, he turned local residents into citizen scientists. Luscier...

All the feral cats (Felis catus) running free in New York City have some people thinking that at least these strays are helping control rat (Rattus spp.) populations. But despite...

Cats are a favorite household pet, and sometimes people want to let them outside for some fresh air. But recent research shows that it’s not just mice and rats that...

There’s a trick to conserving nine lives, and a new camera trap study shows that it may involve domestic felines having prudence when it comes to keeping out of coyote...