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Tony Adams' shock appointment at Granada makes him the latest Hermes handbag fake in a long line of Brits to try their hand at managing in Spain.
Indeed, English managers Fred Pentland (Athletic Bilbao), Robert Firth (Madrid FC) and William Garbutt (Athletic Bilbao) accounted for four of the first eight title winning teams following the formation of the Spanish league in the years leading up to the Second World War.
However, in recent years British bosses have had mixed fortunes managing in La Liga. Here we look at eight of the biggest names to have made the move to Spain in the last 30 years
Valencia's head coach Gary Neville looks on as his side move into the last 16 of the Europa League
The most recent British manager to try his hand in Spain's top flight is Sky Sports' very own Gary Neville. Having forged a reputation as an expert pundit, the former Manchester United defender was handed fake Hermes Kelly handbag his chance by Valencia owner Peter Lim, a business partner of Neville's.
Neville looked on from the stands in December 2015 as Valencia put in a battling display to hold Barcelona to a 1 1 draw; it looked as though his new team were determined to climb the table.
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Yet defeat to Lyon in his dugout debut Hermes bag copy and draws against Eibar and Getafe indicated turning around this talented but young and inexperienced set of players was going to be harder than it looked.
The arrival of brother Phil in the dugout couldn't instigate a revival. Following a 2 0 defeat to Celta Vigo just under four months into his reign, the 11th loss in 28 games, Neville parted company with Lim and Valencia.
David Moyes
Moyes was sacked as Real Sociedad coach in 2015
Having seen the reputation he'd built at Preston and Everton tarnished during a difficult 11 months at Manchester United, David Moyes replaced Jagoba Arrasate at Real Sociedad in November 2014 insisting he had "an opportunity to show British coaches can manage abroad."
He took over a side in 15th in La Liga and despite a 1 0 win over Barcelona a few weeks into his reign, he struggled to make an impact in the Basque Country and Sociedad finished 12th in the table.
Moyes' record at Real Sociedad
In an interview with Sky Sports, the Scot was adamant he was going to stay in the knock off Hermes bag job for the long term despite wrestling with the club's policy of bringing though Basque players and being discouraged from bringing in imports from markets he knew better.
However, things didn't improve and with Sociedad 16th in the table he was sacked in November 2015 after winning just 12 of his 38 games in charge. had an unsuccessful spell at Real Sociedad
is currently enjoying one of the highest points of his managerial career after guiding Wales to the Euro 2016 semi finals, but one of the lowest points came in 2007/08 when he took charge of Real Sociedad for seven months following their relegation to the Segunda Division.
After four seasons in charge of Fulham, Coleman was recommended to Sociedad by John Toshack, but won just four of his opening 10 matches and his position was thrown into jeopardy when the club president Maria de la Pena, who had been instrumental in appointing him, stood down.
Shortly afterwards he made headlines for arriving 90 minutes late at a press conference after partying at a nightclub into the early hours of the morning and was forced to make a public apology.
However, results improved and when he announced he was stepping down in January it was a surprise to many. The club had lost only one of his last 11 games and had risen to fifth in the league, but Coleman struggled to build a relationship with new president Inaki Badiola and left Spain behind.
Bobby Robson
Bobby Robson had a successful season in charge of Barcelona
Bobby Robson set off on a managerial adventure across Europe after leading England to the semi finals of the 1990 World Cup. First up, PSV in the Netherlands, where he won back to back Eredivisie titles. Then he headed to Portugal where he took Sporting Lisbon to a third placed finish before being sacked with the club top of the table. A switch to Sporting's rivals Porto brought two titles in a row and a Portuguese cup. In 1996 he got the call to join Barcelona.
Robson and his interpreter Jose Mourinho headed to Spain and promptly signed Brazil ace Ronaldo. The striker fired Robson's side to the Spanish Cup, Spanish Super Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in 1996/97 and declared his boss named European manager of the year the "greatest in the world".
The following season Robson took up the role of general manager at Barcelona, to accommodate the arrival of a certain Louis van Gaal. However, shortly afterwards Robson headed back to England via a season back at PSV, where he won the Dutch Super Cup to take charge Newcastle, where he would become a club icon. took over at Athletic Bilbao after leaving Everton
Tony Adams' shock appointment at Granada makes him the latest Hermes handbag fake in a long line of Brits to try their hand at managing in Spain.
Indeed, English managers Fred Pentland (Athletic Bilbao), Robert Firth (Madrid FC) and William Garbutt (Athletic Bilbao) accounted for four of the first eight title winning teams following the formation of the Spanish league in the years leading up to the Second World War.
However, in recent years British bosses have had mixed fortunes managing in La Liga. Here we look at eight of the biggest names to have made the move to Spain in the last 30 years
Valencia's head coach Gary Neville looks on as his side move into the last 16 of the Europa League
The most recent British manager to try his hand in Spain's top flight is Sky Sports' very own Gary Neville. Having forged a reputation as an expert pundit, the former Manchester United defender was handed fake Hermes Kelly handbag his chance by Valencia owner Peter Lim, a business partner of Neville's.
Neville looked on from the stands in December 2015 as Valencia put in a battling display to hold Barcelona to a 1 1 draw; it looked as though his new team were determined to climb the table.
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Yet defeat to Lyon in his dugout debut Hermes bag copy and draws against Eibar and Getafe indicated turning around this talented but young and inexperienced set of players was going to be harder than it looked.
The arrival of brother Phil in the dugout couldn't instigate a revival. Following a 2 0 defeat to Celta Vigo just under four months into his reign, the 11th loss in 28 games, Neville parted company with Lim and Valencia.
David Moyes
Moyes was sacked as Real Sociedad coach in 2015
Having seen the reputation he'd built at Preston and Everton tarnished during a difficult 11 months at Manchester United, David Moyes replaced Jagoba Arrasate at Real Sociedad in November 2014 insisting he had "an opportunity to show British coaches can manage abroad."
He took over a side in 15th in La Liga and despite a 1 0 win over Barcelona a few weeks into his reign, he struggled to make an impact in the Basque Country and Sociedad finished 12th in the table.
Moyes' record at Real Sociedad
In an interview with Sky Sports, the Scot was adamant he was going to stay in the knock off Hermes bag job for the long term despite wrestling with the club's policy of bringing though Basque players and being discouraged from bringing in imports from markets he knew better.
However, things didn't improve and with Sociedad 16th in the table he was sacked in November 2015 after winning just 12 of his 38 games in charge. had an unsuccessful spell at Real Sociedad
is currently enjoying one of the highest points of his managerial career after guiding Wales to the Euro 2016 semi finals, but one of the lowest points came in 2007/08 when he took charge of Real Sociedad for seven months following their relegation to the Segunda Division.
After four seasons in charge of Fulham, Coleman was recommended to Sociedad by John Toshack, but won just four of his opening 10 matches and his position was thrown into jeopardy when the club president Maria de la Pena, who had been instrumental in appointing him, stood down.
Shortly afterwards he made headlines for arriving 90 minutes late at a press conference after partying at a nightclub into the early hours of the morning and was forced to make a public apology.
However, results improved and when he announced he was stepping down in January it was a surprise to many. The club had lost only one of his last 11 games and had risen to fifth in the league, but Coleman struggled to build a relationship with new president Inaki Badiola and left Spain behind.
Bobby Robson
Bobby Robson had a successful season in charge of Barcelona
Bobby Robson set off on a managerial adventure across Europe after leading England to the semi finals of the 1990 World Cup. First up, PSV in the Netherlands, where he won back to back Eredivisie titles. Then he headed to Portugal where he took Sporting Lisbon to a third placed finish before being sacked with the club top of the table. A switch to Sporting's rivals Porto brought two titles in a row and a Portuguese cup. In 1996 he got the call to join Barcelona.
Robson and his interpreter Jose Mourinho headed to Spain and promptly signed Brazil ace Ronaldo. The striker fired Robson's side to the Spanish Cup, Spanish Super Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in 1996/97 and declared his boss named European manager of the year the "greatest in the world".
The following season Robson took up the role of general manager at Barcelona, to accommodate the arrival of a certain Louis van Gaal. However, shortly afterwards Robson headed back to England via a season back at PSV, where he won the Dutch Super Cup to take charge Newcastle, where he would become a club icon. took over at Athletic Bilbao after leaving Everton
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Professor Peter Gray is a pioneer of biotechnology research and development in Australia. In 2003 he was appointed AIBN's inaugural Director and has since overseen the institute's growth to 450 people and an annual turnover of $40million. Before joining AIBN, he was Professor and Head of Biotechnology at UNSW.
Professor Gray has held academic positions at University College London and the University of California, Berkeley. He has had commercial experience in the US, working for Eli Lilly and Co and the Cetus Corporation. His research collaborations include groups at Stanford University; the University of California, Berkeley; and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
He serves on several boards and government committees. He is on the board of Engineering Conferences International, New York, a group that runs global, multi disciplinary engineering conferences, many of which have played key roles in developing emerging industry sectors. The conferences include cell culture engineering; vaccine technology; and scale up and manufacturing of cell based therapies. Professor Gray also serves on the board of Biopharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd, the company established to build a GMP grade biopharmaceuticals manufacturing facility in Brisbane, and has been heavily involved in negotiations that led to DSM Biologics becoming the facility's operator.
Professor Gray is a Fellow and Vice President of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has chaired, served on organising committees for, and given plenary and keynote addresses at many key international conferences. In 2006 he attracted to Sydney and chaired the International Biotechnology Symposium the first time a conference in the four yearly series was held in the southern hemisphere. Professor Gray is a founder and past president of the Australian Biotechnology Association (Ausbiotech).
Professor Gray has graduated more than 60 PhD students from his research group, in fields including secondary metabolite bioprocesses; bioconversion of cellulosic substrates; mammalian cell expression of complex proteins; nanoparticles for drug delivery; and the development of stem cell based bioprocesses. He has twice been listed by Engineers Australia among the top 100 most influential engineers in Australia, and in 2001 was awarded the Australian Government's Centenary Medal.
Professor Peter Gray leads a research group with a focus on bioengineering of mammalian cell protein expression and stem cell systems. The research group is growing a strategic link with DSM Biologics, a contract manufacturer that takes early stage projects to the next stage of commercial development. AIBN is developing mammalian cell lines, which form the basis of biologics, medicines based on natural proteins, and DSM will produce and commercialise them at a $65 million scale up facility at Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane.
Professor Gray's research group is collaborating with Sydney based Biosceptre International Ltd in a partnership aiming to develop a bio process for producing monoclonal antibodies to treat cancer. AIBN researchers will characterise candidate therapeutic monoclonal antibodies that bind to Biosceptre's novel cancer target, known as nf P2X7. Research and development will include antibody and cell line development; bioprocess development; and recombinant protein production in pre commercial quantities ahead of preclinical trials. The Biosceptre collaboration is a critical step towards preclinical and human clinical trials. The long term goal is to develop a therapeutic monoclonal antibody capable of specifically detecting nf P2X7 and inducing cancer cell death without affecting normal healthy cells.
Ongoing research in Professor Gray's research group and Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Victoria with a Hendra virus antibody aims to determine its shelf life, to see how long it can be stored. The AIBN research group has developed a process to produce large amounts of high quality antibody. The research group has produce batches of the experimental antibody for Queensland Health and collaborators at the Hermes white gold necklace knock off CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong for testing in animal trials.
Professor Gray has graduated more than 60 PhD students from his research group, in fields including secondary metabolite bioprocesses; bioconversion of cellulosic substrates; mammalian cell expression of complex proteins; nanoparticles for drug delivery; and the development of stem cell based bioprocesses.
Conference Publication: 3D neuronal differentiation: using a thermo responsive polymer for expansion and release of differentiated hESC
Harkness, Linda, Chen, Xiaoli, Davies, Anthony M., Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J., Pera, Martin and Gray, Peter P. (2016). 3D neuronal differentiation: using a thermo responsive polymer for expansion and release of differentiated hESC. In:
Conference on Changing the Face of Modern Medicine Stem Cells and Hermes white gold necklace imitation Gene Therapy, Florence, Italy, (). 18 21 October 2016.
Conference Publication: 3D neuronal differentiation: using a thermo responsive polymer for expansion and release of differentiated hESC
Harkness, Linda, Chen, Xiaoli, Davies, Anthony M., Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J., Pera, Martin and Gray, Peter P. (2016). 3D neuronal differentiation: using a thermo responsive polymer for expansion and release of differentiated hESC. In:
EMBO/EMBL Symposium: Organoids: Modelling organ development and disease in 3D culture, Heidelberg, Germany, (). 12 15 October 2016.
Conference Publication: Methods and analysis of pluripotency markers and cell viability in hESC cultured as 3D aggregates
Harkness, Linda, Chen, Xiaoli, Gray, Peter P. and Davies, Anthony M. (2016). Methods and analysis of pluripotency markers and cell viability in hESC cultured as 3D aggregates. In:
14th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, CA, United States, (). 22 25 June 2016.
Gray, P., Barnard, R. T., Franco, C., Rifkin, W., Hine, D. C. and Young, F.
Review of Australian Biotechnology Education. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia, 2003.
Review of Australian Biotechnology Education, Australian relica Hermes jewelry Universities Teaching Committee, Department of Education Science and Training
Gray, P., Barnard, R., Franco, C, Rifkin, W., Hine, D and Young, F (2003)
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An optimised transfection platform for the Epi CHO transient expression system in serum free media
Codamo, Joe, Munro, Trent P., Hughes, Benjamin S., Song, Michael and Gray, Peter P. (2012). An optimised transfection platform for the Epi CHO transient expression system in serum free media. In Nigel Jenkins, Niall Barron and Paula Alves (Ed.),Analysis of protein expression Hermes enamel necklace replica via alternate 3' Untranslated Region (UTR) signals through the use of site specific recombination
Hou, Jeff Jia Cheng, Song, Michael, Munro, Trent P. and Gray, Peter P. (2012). Analysis of protein expression via alternate 3' Untranslated Region (UTR) signals through the use of site specific recombination. In Nigel Jenkins, Niall Barron and Paula Alves (Ed.),
Proceedings of the 21st Annual Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), Dublin, Ireland, June 7 10, 2009 (pp. 47 51) Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
Professor Peter Gray is a pioneer of biotechnology research and development in Australia. In 2003 he was appointed AIBN's inaugural Director and has since overseen the institute's growth to 450 people and an annual turnover of $40million. Before joining AIBN, he was Professor and Head of Biotechnology at UNSW.
Professor Gray has held academic positions at University College London and the University of California, Berkeley. He has had commercial experience in the US, working for Eli Lilly and Co and the Cetus Corporation. His research collaborations include groups at Stanford University; the University of California, Berkeley; and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
He serves on several boards and government committees. He is on the board of Engineering Conferences International, New York, a group that runs global, multi disciplinary engineering conferences, many of which have played key roles in developing emerging industry sectors. The conferences include cell culture engineering; vaccine technology; and scale up and manufacturing of cell based therapies. Professor Gray also serves on the board of Biopharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd, the company established to build a GMP grade biopharmaceuticals manufacturing facility in Brisbane, and has been heavily involved in negotiations that led to DSM Biologics becoming the facility's operator.
Professor Gray is a Fellow and Vice President of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has chaired, served on organising committees for, and given plenary and keynote addresses at many key international conferences. In 2006 he attracted to Sydney and chaired the International Biotechnology Symposium the first time a conference in the four yearly series was held in the southern hemisphere. Professor Gray is a founder and past president of the Australian Biotechnology Association (Ausbiotech).
Professor Gray has graduated more than 60 PhD students from his research group, in fields including secondary metabolite bioprocesses; bioconversion of cellulosic substrates; mammalian cell expression of complex proteins; nanoparticles for drug delivery; and the development of stem cell based bioprocesses. He has twice been listed by Engineers Australia among the top 100 most influential engineers in Australia, and in 2001 was awarded the Australian Government's Centenary Medal.
Professor Peter Gray leads a research group with a focus on bioengineering of mammalian cell protein expression and stem cell systems. The research group is growing a strategic link with DSM Biologics, a contract manufacturer that takes early stage projects to the next stage of commercial development. AIBN is developing mammalian cell lines, which form the basis of biologics, medicines based on natural proteins, and DSM will produce and commercialise them at a $65 million scale up facility at Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane.
Professor Gray's research group is collaborating with Sydney based Biosceptre International Ltd in a partnership aiming to develop a bio process for producing monoclonal antibodies to treat cancer. AIBN researchers will characterise candidate therapeutic monoclonal antibodies that bind to Biosceptre's novel cancer target, known as nf P2X7. Research and development will include antibody and cell line development; bioprocess development; and recombinant protein production in pre commercial quantities ahead of preclinical trials. The Biosceptre collaboration is a critical step towards preclinical and human clinical trials. The long term goal is to develop a therapeutic monoclonal antibody capable of specifically detecting nf P2X7 and inducing cancer cell death without affecting normal healthy cells.
Ongoing research in Professor Gray's research group and Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Victoria with a Hendra virus antibody aims to determine its shelf life, to see how long it can be stored. The AIBN research group has developed a process to produce large amounts of high quality antibody. The research group has produce batches of the experimental antibody for Queensland Health and collaborators at the Hermes white gold necklace knock off CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong for testing in animal trials.
Professor Gray has graduated more than 60 PhD students from his research group, in fields including secondary metabolite bioprocesses; bioconversion of cellulosic substrates; mammalian cell expression of complex proteins; nanoparticles for drug delivery; and the development of stem cell based bioprocesses.
Conference Publication: 3D neuronal differentiation: using a thermo responsive polymer for expansion and release of differentiated hESC
Harkness, Linda, Chen, Xiaoli, Davies, Anthony M., Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J., Pera, Martin and Gray, Peter P. (2016). 3D neuronal differentiation: using a thermo responsive polymer for expansion and release of differentiated hESC. In:
Conference on Changing the Face of Modern Medicine Stem Cells and Hermes white gold necklace imitation Gene Therapy, Florence, Italy, (). 18 21 October 2016.
Conference Publication: 3D neuronal differentiation: using a thermo responsive polymer for expansion and release of differentiated hESC
Harkness, Linda, Chen, Xiaoli, Davies, Anthony M., Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J., Pera, Martin and Gray, Peter P. (2016). 3D neuronal differentiation: using a thermo responsive polymer for expansion and release of differentiated hESC. In:
EMBO/EMBL Symposium: Organoids: Modelling organ development and disease in 3D culture, Heidelberg, Germany, (). 12 15 October 2016.
Conference Publication: Methods and analysis of pluripotency markers and cell viability in hESC cultured as 3D aggregates
Harkness, Linda, Chen, Xiaoli, Gray, Peter P. and Davies, Anthony M. (2016). Methods and analysis of pluripotency markers and cell viability in hESC cultured as 3D aggregates. In:
14th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, CA, United States, (). 22 25 June 2016.
Gray, P., Barnard, R. T., Franco, C., Rifkin, W., Hine, D. C. and Young, F.
Review of Australian Biotechnology Education. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia, 2003.
Review of Australian Biotechnology Education, Australian relica Hermes jewelry Universities Teaching Committee, Department of Education Science and Training
Gray, P., Barnard, R., Franco, C, Rifkin, W., Hine, D and Young, F (2003)
Review of Australian Biotechnology Education, Australian Universities Teaching Committee, Department of Education Science and Training Not available:
An optimised transfection platform for the Epi CHO transient expression system in serum free media
Codamo, Joe, Munro, Trent P., Hughes, Benjamin S., Song, Michael and Gray, Peter P. (2012). An optimised transfection platform for the Epi CHO transient expression system in serum free media. In Nigel Jenkins, Niall Barron and Paula Alves (Ed.),Analysis of protein expression Hermes enamel necklace replica via alternate 3' Untranslated Region (UTR) signals through the use of site specific recombination
Hou, Jeff Jia Cheng, Song, Michael, Munro, Trent P. and Gray, Peter P. (2012). Analysis of protein expression via alternate 3' Untranslated Region (UTR) signals through the use of site specific recombination. In Nigel Jenkins, Niall Barron and Paula Alves (Ed.),
Proceedings of the 21st Annual Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), Dublin, Ireland, June 7 10, 2009 (pp. 47 51) Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
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ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States
AbstractAnthropogenic threats, such as collisions with man made structures, vehicles, poisoning and predation by domestic pets, combine to kill billions of wildlife annually. Free ranging domestic cats have been introduced globally and have contributed to multiple wildlife extinctions on islands. The magnitude of mortality they cause in mainland areas remains speculative, with large scale estimates based on non systematic analyses and little consideration of scientific data. Here we conduct a systematic review and quantitatively estimate mortality caused by cats in the United States. We estimate that free ranging domestic cats kill 1.3 4.0 billion birds and 6.3 22.3 billion mammals annually. Un owned cats, as opposed to owned pets, cause the majority of this mortality. Our findings suggest that free ranging cats cause substantially greater wildlife mortality than previously thought and are likely the single greatest source of anthropogenic mortality for US birds and mammals. Scientifically sound conservation and policy intervention is needed to reduce this impact.IntroductionDomestic cats (Felis catus) are predators that humans have introduced globally1,2 and that have been listed among the 100 worst non native invasive species in the world3. Free ranging cats on islands have caused or contributed to 33 (14%) of the modern bird, mammal and reptile extinctions recorded by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List4. Mounting evidence from three continents indicates that cats can also locally reduce mainland bird and mammal populations5,6,7 and cause a substantial proportion of total wildlife mortality8,9,10. Despite these harmful effects, policies for management of free ranging cat populations and regulation of Knockoff hermes gold bracelet pet ownership behaviours are dictated by animal welfare issues rather than ecological impacts11. Projects to manage free ranging cats, such as Trap Neuter Return (TNR) colonies, are potentially harmful to wildlife populations, but are implemented across the United States without widespread public knowledge, consideration of scientific evidence or the environmental review processes typically required for actions with harmful environmental consequences11,12.A major reason for the current non scientific approach to management of free ranging cats is that total mortality from cat predation is often argued to be negligible compared with other anthropogenic threats, such as collisions with man made structures and habitat destruction. However, assessing the conservation importance of a mortality source requires identification of which species are being killed (for example, native versus non native invasive species and rare versus common species) in addition to estimation of total numbers of fatalities. Estimates of annual US bird mortality from predation by all cats, including both owned and un owned cats, are in the hundreds of millions13,14 (we define un owned cats to include farm/barn cats, strays that are fed by humans but not granted access to habitations, cats in subsidized colonies and cats that are completely feral). This magnitude would place cats among the top sources of anthropogenic bird mortality; however, window and building collisions have been suggested to cause even greater mortality15,16,17. Existing estimates of mortality from cat predation are speculative and not based on scientific data13,14,15,16 or, at best, are based on extrapolation of results from a single study18. In addition, no large scale mortality estimates exist for mammals, which form a substantial component of cat diets.We conducted a data driven systematic review of studies that estimate predation rates of owned and un owned cats, and estimated the magnitude of bird and mammal mortality caused by all cats across the contiguous United States (all states excluding Alaska and Hawaii). We estimate that free ranging domestic cats kill 1.3 4.0 billion birds and 6.3 22.3 billion mammals annually, and that un owned cats cause the majority of this mortality. This magnitude of mortality is far greater than previous estimates of cat predation on wildlife and may exceed all other sources of anthropogenic mortality of US birds and mammals.ResultsThe magnitude of bird mortality caused by cat predationAfter excluding studies that did not meet a priori inclusion criteria designed to increase the accuracy of our analysis, we developed probability distributions of predation rates on birds and mammals. We combined predation rate distributions with literature derived probability distributions for US cat population sizes, and we also accounted for the proportion of owned cats allowed outdoors, the proportion of owned and un owned cats that hunt, and imperfect detection of owned cats' prey items.We generated an estimated range of bird and mammal mortality caused by cat predation by incorporating the above distributions including separate predation rate distributions for owned and un owned cats and running 10,000 calculation iterations. We augmented US predation data by incorporating predation rate estimates from other temperate regions (Supplementary Table S1). For birds, we generated three US mortality estimates based on predation data from studies in: (1) the United States, (2) the United States and Europe and (3) the United States, Europe, and other temperate regions (primarily Australia and New Zealand). Owing to a lack of US studies of un owned cat predation on mammals, we estimated mammal mortality using data groupings 2 and 3. We based all other probability distributions on US studies (distribution details in Table 1; data in Supplementary Table S2). We focus interpretation on the estimate generated using US and European predation data because it is the lowest value. Furthermore, this estimate is more likely to be representative of the US than the estimate based on incorporation of data from Australia and New Zealand, where the wildlife fauna and climate are less similar to the United States. We estimate that cats in the contiguous United States annually kill between 1.3 and 4.0 billion birds (median=2.4 billion) (Fig. 1a), with 69% of this mortality caused by un owned cats. The predation estimate for un owned cats was higher primarily due to predation rates by this group averaging three times greater than rates for owned cats. (b) Probability distribution of estimated mammal mortality caused by all free ranging cats in mainland areas of the contiguous United States.The magnitude of mammal mortality caused by cat predationOur estimate of mammal mortality was robust to the choice of predation data as evidenced by a 1.6% difference between the two median estimates (Table 2). We focus interpretation on the lower estimate, which was based on United States and European predation data and US values of other parameters. We estimate annual mammal mortality in the contiguous United States at between 6.3 and 22.3 billion (median=12.3 billion) (Fig. 1b) with 89% of this mortality caused by un owned cats. The estimate that incorporated European data (but not data from Australia and hermes mens bracelet fake New Zealand) may be slightly lower because wildlife across much of Europe were historically exposed to predation by a similarly sized wild cat (Felis sylvestris) and, therefore, may be less naive to predation by domestic cats. However, it is unlikely that European wildlife have fully adapted to the unusually high densities of domestic cats in much of this continent9.Factors explaining estimate uncertaintyFor both birds and mammals, sensitivity analyses indicated that un owned cat parameters explained the greatest variation in total mortality estimates (Fig. 2). Un owned cat population size explained the greatest variation in mortality estimates (42% for birds and 51% for mammals), and the un owned cat predation rate explained the second greatest variation (24% for birds and 40% for mammals). The only other parameters that explained >5% of variation in mortality estimates were the owned cat predation rate on birds (16%) and the correction factor for imperfect detection of owned cats' prey items (8%).DiscussionOur estimate of bird mortality far exceeds any previously estimated US figure for cats13,14,16, as well as estimates for any other direct source of anthropogenic mortality, including collisions with windows, buildings, communication towers, vehicles and pesticide poisoning13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21. Systematic reviews like ours, which includes protocol formulation, a data search strategy, data inclusion criteria, data extraction and formal quantitative analyses22, are scarce for other anthropogenic mortality sources.21 Increased rigour of mortality estimates should be a high priority and will allow increased comparability of mortality sources23. Nonetheless, no estimates of any other anthropogenic mortality source approach the value we calculated for cat predation, and our estimate is the first for cats to be based on rigorous data driven methods. Notably, we excluded high local predation rates and used assumptions that led to minimum predation rate estimates for un owned cats; therefore, actual numbers of birds killed may be even greater than our estimates.Free roaming cats in the United States may also have a substantial impact on reptiles and amphibians. However, US studies of cat predation on these taxa are scarce. To generate a first approximation of US predation rates on reptiles and amphibians, we used the same model of cat predation along with estimates of cat predation rates on these taxa from studies in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. We estimate that between 228 and 871 million reptiles (median=478 million) and between 86 and 320 million amphibians (median=173 million) could be killed by cats in the contiguous United States each year. Reptile and amphibian populations, and, therefore, cat predation rates, may differ between the regions where we gathered predation data for these taxa and the United States. Furthermore, reptiles and amphibians are unavailable as prey during winter across much of the United States. Additional research is needed to clarify impacts of cats on US herpetofauna, especially given numerous anthropogenic stressors that threaten their populations (for example, climate change, habitat loss and infectious diseases) and documented extinctions of reptiles and amphibians due to cat predation in other regions4,24.The exceptionally high estimate of mammal mortality from cat predation is supported by individual US studies that illustrate high annual predation rates by individual un owned cats in excess of 200 mammals per year6,25,26,27,28 and the consistent finding that cats preferentially depredate mammals over other taxa (Supplementary Table S1). Even with a lower yearly predation rate of 100 mammals per cat, annual mortality would range from 3 8 billion mammals just for un owned cats, based on a population estimate of between 30 and 80 million un owned cats. This estimated level of mortality could exceed any other direct source of anthropogenic mortality for small mammals; however, we are unaware of studies that have systematically quantified direct anthropogenic mortality of small terrestrial mammals across large scales.Native species make up the majority of the birds preyed upon by cats. On average, only 33% of bird prey items identified to species were non native species in 10 studies with 438 specimens of 58 species (Supplementary Table S3). For mammals, patterns of predation on native and non native species are less clear and appear to vary by landscape type. In densely populated urban areas where native small mammals are less common, non native species of rats and mice can make up a substantial component of mammalian prey29. However, studies of mammals in suburban and rural areas found that 75 100% of mammalian prey were native mice, shrews, voles, squirrels and rabbits26,30,31. Further research of mammals is needed to clarify patterns of predation by both owned and un owned cats on native and non native mammals, and across different landscape types.Sensitivity analyses indicate that additional research of un owned cats will continue to improve precision of mortality estimates. Our finding that un owned cat population size and predation rate explained the greatest variation in mortality estimates reflects the current lack of knowledge about un owned cats. No precise estimate of the un owned cat population exists for the United States because obtaining such an estimate is cost prohibitive, and feral un owned cats are wary of humans and tend to be solitary outside of urban areas. In addition, human subsidized colonies of un owned cats are maintained without widespread public knowledge. For example, in Washington DC alone there are >300 managed colonies of un owned cats and an unknown number of unmanaged colonies. Population size estimates can be improved by incorporating observations of free ranging cats into a wildlife mortality reporting database23.Context for the population impact of a mortality source depends on comparing mortality estimates to estimates of population abundance of individual species. However, continental scale estimates of wildlife population abundance are uncertain due to spatio temporal variation in numbers. For mammals, clarification of the population impacts of cat predation is hindered by the absence of nationwide population estimates. For all North American land birds, the group of species most susceptible to mainland cat predation (Supplementary Table S3), existing estimates range from 10 20 billion individuals in North America32. A lack of detail about relative proportions of different bird species killed by cats and spatio temporal variation of these proportions makes it difficult to identify the species and populations that are most vulnerable. The magnitude of our mortality estimates suggest that cats are likely causing population declines for some species and in some regions. Threatened and endangered wildlife species on islands are most susceptible to the effects of cat predation, and this may also be true for vulnerable species in localized mainland areas5 because small numbers of fatalities could cause significant population declines. Threatened species in close proximity to cat colonies including managed TNR colonies11,12 face an especially high level of risk; therefore, cat colonies in such locations comprise a wildlife management priority. Claims that TNR colonies are effective in reducing cat populations, and, therefore, wildlife mortality, are not supported by peer reviewed scientific studies11.Our estimates should alert policy makers and the general public about the large magnitude of wildlife mortality caused by free ranging cats. Structured decisions about actions to reduce wildlife mortality require a quantitative evidence base. We provide evidence of large scale cat predation impacts based on systematic analysis of multiple data sources. Future specific management decisions, both in the United States and globally, must be further informed by fine scale research that allows analysis of population responses to cats and assessment of the success of particular management actions. We are not suggesting that other anthropogenic threats that kill fewer individuals are biologically unimportant. Virtually nothing is known about the cumulative population impacts of multiple mortality sources. Furthermore, comparison of total mortality numbers has limited use for prioritization of risks and development of conservation objectives. Combining per species estimates of mortality with population size estimates will provide the greatest information about the risk of population level impacts of cat predation. Although our results suggest that owned cats have relatively less impact than un owned cats, owned cats still cause substantial wildlife mortality (Table 2); simple solutions to reduce mortality caused by pets, such as limiting or preventing outdoor access, should be pursued. Efforts to better quantify and minimize mortality from all anthropogenic threats are needed to increase sustainability of wildlife populations.The magnitude of wildlife mortality caused by cats that we report here far exceeds all prior estimates. Available evidence suggests that mortality from cat predation is likely to be substantial in all parts of the world where free ranging cats occur. This mortality is of particular concern within the context of steadily increasing populations of owned cats, the potential for increasing populations of un owned cats12, and an increasing abundance of direct and indirect mortality sources that threaten wildlife in the United States and globally.MethodsLiterature searchWe searched JSTOR, Google Scholar, and the Web of Science database (formerly ISI Web of Science) within the Web of Knowledge search engine published by Thomson Reuters to identify studies that document cat predation on birds and mammals. We initially focused this search on US studies, but due to a limited sample of these studies, we expanded the search to include predation research from other temperate regions. We also searched for studies providing estimates of cat population sizes at the scale of the contiguous United States and for US studies that estimate the proportion of owned cats with outdoor access and the proportion of cats that hunt wildlife. The search terms we used included: 'domestic cat' in combination with 'predation,' 'prey,' 'diet,' 'food item' and 'mortality'; all previous terms with 'domestic cat' replaced by 'Felis catus,' 'feral,' 'stray,' 'farm,' 'free ranging,' Hermes Collier de Chien Bracelet replica and 'pet'; 'trap neuter return colony'; 'TNR colony'; and 'cat predation' in combination with 'wildlife,' 'bird,' 'mammal,' and 'rodent'. We checked reference lists of articles to identify additional relevant studies.Classification of cat ranging behaviourWe grouped studies based on the ranging behaviour of cats investigated. We defined owned cats to include owned cats in both rural and urban areas that spend at least some time indoors and are also granted outdoor access. We defined un owned cats to include all un owned cats that spend all of their time outdoors. The un owned cat group includes semi feral cats that are sometimes considered pets (for example, farm/barn cats and strays that are fed by humans but not granted access to habitations), cats in subsidized (including TNR) colonies, and cats that are completely feral (that is, completely independent and rarely interacting with humans). We did not classify cats by landscape type or whether they receive H bracelet replica food from humans because the amount of time cats spend outdoors is a major determinant of predation rates33,34 and because predation is independent of whether cats are fed by humans6,34,35.Study inclusion criteriaStudies were only included if: (1) they clearly reported cat ranging behaviour (that is, a description of whether cats were owned or un owned and whether they were outdoor cats or indoor outdoor cats), and (2) the group of cats investigated fit exclusively into one of the two groups we defined above (that is, we excluded studies that lumped owned and un owned cats in a single predation rate estimate). For some studies, we extracted a portion of data that met these criteria but excluded other data from cats with unknown ranging behaviour. We only included mainland and large island (New Zealand and United Kingdom) predation studies, because cat predation on small islands is often exceptionally high36,37 and focused on colony nesting seabirds38. We excluded studies from outside temperate regions and those with predation rate estimates based on fewer than 10 cats, 39. (For a list of all included and excluded studies, see Supplementary Table S1).Data extraction and standardization of predation ratesMost studies report an estimate of cat predation rate (that is, daily, monthly or annual prey killed per cat) or present data that allowed us to calculate this rate. When studies onl
AbstractAnthropogenic threats, such as collisions with man made structures, vehicles, poisoning and predation by domestic pets, combine to kill billions of wildlife annually. Free ranging domestic cats have been introduced globally and have contributed to multiple wildlife extinctions on islands. The magnitude of mortality they cause in mainland areas remains speculative, with large scale estimates based on non systematic analyses and little consideration of scientific data. Here we conduct a systematic review and quantitatively estimate mortality caused by cats in the United States. We estimate that free ranging domestic cats kill 1.3 4.0 billion birds and 6.3 22.3 billion mammals annually. Un owned cats, as opposed to owned pets, cause the majority of this mortality. Our findings suggest that free ranging cats cause substantially greater wildlife mortality than previously thought and are likely the single greatest source of anthropogenic mortality for US birds and mammals. Scientifically sound conservation and policy intervention is needed to reduce this impact.IntroductionDomestic cats (Felis catus) are predators that humans have introduced globally1,2 and that have been listed among the 100 worst non native invasive species in the world3. Free ranging cats on islands have caused or contributed to 33 (14%) of the modern bird, mammal and reptile extinctions recorded by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List4. Mounting evidence from three continents indicates that cats can also locally reduce mainland bird and mammal populations5,6,7 and cause a substantial proportion of total wildlife mortality8,9,10. Despite these harmful effects, policies for management of free ranging cat populations and regulation of Knockoff hermes gold bracelet pet ownership behaviours are dictated by animal welfare issues rather than ecological impacts11. Projects to manage free ranging cats, such as Trap Neuter Return (TNR) colonies, are potentially harmful to wildlife populations, but are implemented across the United States without widespread public knowledge, consideration of scientific evidence or the environmental review processes typically required for actions with harmful environmental consequences11,12.A major reason for the current non scientific approach to management of free ranging cats is that total mortality from cat predation is often argued to be negligible compared with other anthropogenic threats, such as collisions with man made structures and habitat destruction. However, assessing the conservation importance of a mortality source requires identification of which species are being killed (for example, native versus non native invasive species and rare versus common species) in addition to estimation of total numbers of fatalities. Estimates of annual US bird mortality from predation by all cats, including both owned and un owned cats, are in the hundreds of millions13,14 (we define un owned cats to include farm/barn cats, strays that are fed by humans but not granted access to habitations, cats in subsidized colonies and cats that are completely feral). This magnitude would place cats among the top sources of anthropogenic bird mortality; however, window and building collisions have been suggested to cause even greater mortality15,16,17. Existing estimates of mortality from cat predation are speculative and not based on scientific data13,14,15,16 or, at best, are based on extrapolation of results from a single study18. In addition, no large scale mortality estimates exist for mammals, which form a substantial component of cat diets.We conducted a data driven systematic review of studies that estimate predation rates of owned and un owned cats, and estimated the magnitude of bird and mammal mortality caused by all cats across the contiguous United States (all states excluding Alaska and Hawaii). We estimate that free ranging domestic cats kill 1.3 4.0 billion birds and 6.3 22.3 billion mammals annually, and that un owned cats cause the majority of this mortality. This magnitude of mortality is far greater than previous estimates of cat predation on wildlife and may exceed all other sources of anthropogenic mortality of US birds and mammals.ResultsThe magnitude of bird mortality caused by cat predationAfter excluding studies that did not meet a priori inclusion criteria designed to increase the accuracy of our analysis, we developed probability distributions of predation rates on birds and mammals. We combined predation rate distributions with literature derived probability distributions for US cat population sizes, and we also accounted for the proportion of owned cats allowed outdoors, the proportion of owned and un owned cats that hunt, and imperfect detection of owned cats' prey items.We generated an estimated range of bird and mammal mortality caused by cat predation by incorporating the above distributions including separate predation rate distributions for owned and un owned cats and running 10,000 calculation iterations. We augmented US predation data by incorporating predation rate estimates from other temperate regions (Supplementary Table S1). For birds, we generated three US mortality estimates based on predation data from studies in: (1) the United States, (2) the United States and Europe and (3) the United States, Europe, and other temperate regions (primarily Australia and New Zealand). Owing to a lack of US studies of un owned cat predation on mammals, we estimated mammal mortality using data groupings 2 and 3. We based all other probability distributions on US studies (distribution details in Table 1; data in Supplementary Table S2). We focus interpretation on the estimate generated using US and European predation data because it is the lowest value. Furthermore, this estimate is more likely to be representative of the US than the estimate based on incorporation of data from Australia and New Zealand, where the wildlife fauna and climate are less similar to the United States. We estimate that cats in the contiguous United States annually kill between 1.3 and 4.0 billion birds (median=2.4 billion) (Fig. 1a), with 69% of this mortality caused by un owned cats. The predation estimate for un owned cats was higher primarily due to predation rates by this group averaging three times greater than rates for owned cats. (b) Probability distribution of estimated mammal mortality caused by all free ranging cats in mainland areas of the contiguous United States.The magnitude of mammal mortality caused by cat predationOur estimate of mammal mortality was robust to the choice of predation data as evidenced by a 1.6% difference between the two median estimates (Table 2). We focus interpretation on the lower estimate, which was based on United States and European predation data and US values of other parameters. We estimate annual mammal mortality in the contiguous United States at between 6.3 and 22.3 billion (median=12.3 billion) (Fig. 1b) with 89% of this mortality caused by un owned cats. The estimate that incorporated European data (but not data from Australia and hermes mens bracelet fake New Zealand) may be slightly lower because wildlife across much of Europe were historically exposed to predation by a similarly sized wild cat (Felis sylvestris) and, therefore, may be less naive to predation by domestic cats. However, it is unlikely that European wildlife have fully adapted to the unusually high densities of domestic cats in much of this continent9.Factors explaining estimate uncertaintyFor both birds and mammals, sensitivity analyses indicated that un owned cat parameters explained the greatest variation in total mortality estimates (Fig. 2). Un owned cat population size explained the greatest variation in mortality estimates (42% for birds and 51% for mammals), and the un owned cat predation rate explained the second greatest variation (24% for birds and 40% for mammals). The only other parameters that explained >5% of variation in mortality estimates were the owned cat predation rate on birds (16%) and the correction factor for imperfect detection of owned cats' prey items (8%).DiscussionOur estimate of bird mortality far exceeds any previously estimated US figure for cats13,14,16, as well as estimates for any other direct source of anthropogenic mortality, including collisions with windows, buildings, communication towers, vehicles and pesticide poisoning13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21. Systematic reviews like ours, which includes protocol formulation, a data search strategy, data inclusion criteria, data extraction and formal quantitative analyses22, are scarce for other anthropogenic mortality sources.21 Increased rigour of mortality estimates should be a high priority and will allow increased comparability of mortality sources23. Nonetheless, no estimates of any other anthropogenic mortality source approach the value we calculated for cat predation, and our estimate is the first for cats to be based on rigorous data driven methods. Notably, we excluded high local predation rates and used assumptions that led to minimum predation rate estimates for un owned cats; therefore, actual numbers of birds killed may be even greater than our estimates.Free roaming cats in the United States may also have a substantial impact on reptiles and amphibians. However, US studies of cat predation on these taxa are scarce. To generate a first approximation of US predation rates on reptiles and amphibians, we used the same model of cat predation along with estimates of cat predation rates on these taxa from studies in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. We estimate that between 228 and 871 million reptiles (median=478 million) and between 86 and 320 million amphibians (median=173 million) could be killed by cats in the contiguous United States each year. Reptile and amphibian populations, and, therefore, cat predation rates, may differ between the regions where we gathered predation data for these taxa and the United States. Furthermore, reptiles and amphibians are unavailable as prey during winter across much of the United States. Additional research is needed to clarify impacts of cats on US herpetofauna, especially given numerous anthropogenic stressors that threaten their populations (for example, climate change, habitat loss and infectious diseases) and documented extinctions of reptiles and amphibians due to cat predation in other regions4,24.The exceptionally high estimate of mammal mortality from cat predation is supported by individual US studies that illustrate high annual predation rates by individual un owned cats in excess of 200 mammals per year6,25,26,27,28 and the consistent finding that cats preferentially depredate mammals over other taxa (Supplementary Table S1). Even with a lower yearly predation rate of 100 mammals per cat, annual mortality would range from 3 8 billion mammals just for un owned cats, based on a population estimate of between 30 and 80 million un owned cats. This estimated level of mortality could exceed any other direct source of anthropogenic mortality for small mammals; however, we are unaware of studies that have systematically quantified direct anthropogenic mortality of small terrestrial mammals across large scales.Native species make up the majority of the birds preyed upon by cats. On average, only 33% of bird prey items identified to species were non native species in 10 studies with 438 specimens of 58 species (Supplementary Table S3). For mammals, patterns of predation on native and non native species are less clear and appear to vary by landscape type. In densely populated urban areas where native small mammals are less common, non native species of rats and mice can make up a substantial component of mammalian prey29. However, studies of mammals in suburban and rural areas found that 75 100% of mammalian prey were native mice, shrews, voles, squirrels and rabbits26,30,31. Further research of mammals is needed to clarify patterns of predation by both owned and un owned cats on native and non native mammals, and across different landscape types.Sensitivity analyses indicate that additional research of un owned cats will continue to improve precision of mortality estimates. Our finding that un owned cat population size and predation rate explained the greatest variation in mortality estimates reflects the current lack of knowledge about un owned cats. No precise estimate of the un owned cat population exists for the United States because obtaining such an estimate is cost prohibitive, and feral un owned cats are wary of humans and tend to be solitary outside of urban areas. In addition, human subsidized colonies of un owned cats are maintained without widespread public knowledge. For example, in Washington DC alone there are >300 managed colonies of un owned cats and an unknown number of unmanaged colonies. Population size estimates can be improved by incorporating observations of free ranging cats into a wildlife mortality reporting database23.Context for the population impact of a mortality source depends on comparing mortality estimates to estimates of population abundance of individual species. However, continental scale estimates of wildlife population abundance are uncertain due to spatio temporal variation in numbers. For mammals, clarification of the population impacts of cat predation is hindered by the absence of nationwide population estimates. For all North American land birds, the group of species most susceptible to mainland cat predation (Supplementary Table S3), existing estimates range from 10 20 billion individuals in North America32. A lack of detail about relative proportions of different bird species killed by cats and spatio temporal variation of these proportions makes it difficult to identify the species and populations that are most vulnerable. The magnitude of our mortality estimates suggest that cats are likely causing population declines for some species and in some regions. Threatened and endangered wildlife species on islands are most susceptible to the effects of cat predation, and this may also be true for vulnerable species in localized mainland areas5 because small numbers of fatalities could cause significant population declines. Threatened species in close proximity to cat colonies including managed TNR colonies11,12 face an especially high level of risk; therefore, cat colonies in such locations comprise a wildlife management priority. Claims that TNR colonies are effective in reducing cat populations, and, therefore, wildlife mortality, are not supported by peer reviewed scientific studies11.Our estimates should alert policy makers and the general public about the large magnitude of wildlife mortality caused by free ranging cats. Structured decisions about actions to reduce wildlife mortality require a quantitative evidence base. We provide evidence of large scale cat predation impacts based on systematic analysis of multiple data sources. Future specific management decisions, both in the United States and globally, must be further informed by fine scale research that allows analysis of population responses to cats and assessment of the success of particular management actions. We are not suggesting that other anthropogenic threats that kill fewer individuals are biologically unimportant. Virtually nothing is known about the cumulative population impacts of multiple mortality sources. Furthermore, comparison of total mortality numbers has limited use for prioritization of risks and development of conservation objectives. Combining per species estimates of mortality with population size estimates will provide the greatest information about the risk of population level impacts of cat predation. Although our results suggest that owned cats have relatively less impact than un owned cats, owned cats still cause substantial wildlife mortality (Table 2); simple solutions to reduce mortality caused by pets, such as limiting or preventing outdoor access, should be pursued. Efforts to better quantify and minimize mortality from all anthropogenic threats are needed to increase sustainability of wildlife populations.The magnitude of wildlife mortality caused by cats that we report here far exceeds all prior estimates. Available evidence suggests that mortality from cat predation is likely to be substantial in all parts of the world where free ranging cats occur. This mortality is of particular concern within the context of steadily increasing populations of owned cats, the potential for increasing populations of un owned cats12, and an increasing abundance of direct and indirect mortality sources that threaten wildlife in the United States and globally.MethodsLiterature searchWe searched JSTOR, Google Scholar, and the Web of Science database (formerly ISI Web of Science) within the Web of Knowledge search engine published by Thomson Reuters to identify studies that document cat predation on birds and mammals. We initially focused this search on US studies, but due to a limited sample of these studies, we expanded the search to include predation research from other temperate regions. We also searched for studies providing estimates of cat population sizes at the scale of the contiguous United States and for US studies that estimate the proportion of owned cats with outdoor access and the proportion of cats that hunt wildlife. The search terms we used included: 'domestic cat' in combination with 'predation,' 'prey,' 'diet,' 'food item' and 'mortality'; all previous terms with 'domestic cat' replaced by 'Felis catus,' 'feral,' 'stray,' 'farm,' 'free ranging,' Hermes Collier de Chien Bracelet replica and 'pet'; 'trap neuter return colony'; 'TNR colony'; and 'cat predation' in combination with 'wildlife,' 'bird,' 'mammal,' and 'rodent'. We checked reference lists of articles to identify additional relevant studies.Classification of cat ranging behaviourWe grouped studies based on the ranging behaviour of cats investigated. We defined owned cats to include owned cats in both rural and urban areas that spend at least some time indoors and are also granted outdoor access. We defined un owned cats to include all un owned cats that spend all of their time outdoors. The un owned cat group includes semi feral cats that are sometimes considered pets (for example, farm/barn cats and strays that are fed by humans but not granted access to habitations), cats in subsidized (including TNR) colonies, and cats that are completely feral (that is, completely independent and rarely interacting with humans). We did not classify cats by landscape type or whether they receive H bracelet replica food from humans because the amount of time cats spend outdoors is a major determinant of predation rates33,34 and because predation is independent of whether cats are fed by humans6,34,35.Study inclusion criteriaStudies were only included if: (1) they clearly reported cat ranging behaviour (that is, a description of whether cats were owned or un owned and whether they were outdoor cats or indoor outdoor cats), and (2) the group of cats investigated fit exclusively into one of the two groups we defined above (that is, we excluded studies that lumped owned and un owned cats in a single predation rate estimate). For some studies, we extracted a portion of data that met these criteria but excluded other data from cats with unknown ranging behaviour. We only included mainland and large island (New Zealand and United Kingdom) predation studies, because cat predation on small islands is often exceptionally high36,37 and focused on colony nesting seabirds38. We excluded studies from outside temperate regions and those with predation rate estimates based on fewer than 10 cats, 39. (For a list of all included and excluded studies, see Supplementary Table S1).Data extraction and standardization of predation ratesMost studies report an estimate of cat predation rate (that is, daily, monthly or annual prey killed per cat) or present data that allowed us to calculate this rate. When studies onl
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Lisa Hill says she hates the idea of running up a huge debt. But if she doesn't get into a public program soon, she may not have a better choice.
For NPR News, I'm Elaine Korry.
NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary.
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And as Elaine Korry reports, these nursing programs are forced to turn away thousands of qualified students every year.
ELAINE KORRY: The Nursing Skills Lab at Contra Costa College, a community college east of San Francisco. This looks like a real hospital ward, complete with high tech instruments and monitors. But instead of real patients, the beds are filled with life sized mannequins used by students to practice procedures.
Mr. SEAN MCNEAL (Registered Nurse, Contra Costa College): Put your hand on the catheter tip. OK.
KORRY: A half dozen students are huddled around instructor Sean McNeal, learning how to delicately insert a catheter.
Mr. MCNEAL: Advance it how much further?
KORRY: These students are a highly selective group, the rare ones who were accepted into this two year associate degree program. Once they graduate, they'll sit for the state licensing exam to become registered nurses.
It's a goal Kimberly Hall(ph) thought she'd never achieve.
Ms. KIMBERLY HALL (Nursing Student): I felt it was near impossible.
Ms. HALL: I was getting ready to give up.
KORRY: Hall is finally in but only after three miserable years of waiting. The problem was never her grades, says Hall, replica hermes bracelet enamel but a simple lack of space.
Ms. HALL: You have 300 people applying for 30 spots. And rejection letter after rejection letter, it starts to wear on you after awhile.
KORRY: California has 75 community college nursing programs, and every one of them is full. Many have a three or four year waiting list. Many have a three or four year waiting list. Others, including Contra Costa, rely on a lottery system, which requires applicants to reapply every year.
Ms. LISA HILL(ph): There they are: transcripts, applications, notes, ready to reapply for next fall.
KORRY: Lisa Hill has taken that advice to heart. College application season just ended, and Hill has a thick folder of forms to show for her efforts. She's been inching toward nursing school for years, having aced all her prerequisite courses at Contra Costa and then applying to the nursing program last year.
The school accepted 70 students, including a dozen who made it onto the alternate list. Hill was unlucky number 13.
Ms. HILL: When I didn't get in, it was just it was a shock, really. I was devastated.
KORRY: For now, Hill's vocational dream is replica hermes clic h bracelet stalled.
Ms. HILL: I heard, wow, what a great career to get into; the population is getting older, there's going to be a need for nurses, nurses are retiring.
KORRY: And so, Hill won't give up. At less than $5,000, a community college nursing degree is a true bargain. And California is trying to address the backlog. Hill does have another option: She could attend a private nursing program at a for profit school, such as the University of Phoenix.
In recent hermes bracelets replica years, market based or proprietary programs have moved in to fill the gap left by overwhelmed state schools. That should surprise no one, says California's Community College vice chancellor, Jose Millan.
Mr. JOSE MILLAN (Vice Chancellor, California Community College): If I were in the position of a proprietary school, I'd take a look at those same numbers that you're looking at: huge demand, not enough supply. And I'd say, ah, here's an opportunity. And I'd offer the same thing at a high cost.
KORRY: Nursing is an expensive program to run, what with low faculty ratios and high tech lab requirements. So for profit schools do cost more up to 10 times more than a state school.
Lisa Hill says she hates the idea of running up a huge debt. But if she doesn't get into a public program soon, she may not have a better choice.
For NPR News, I'm Elaine Korry.
NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary.
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