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11 summaries in Urban Wildcat Ecology on leopard-cat
Research overview: behavioural tolerance of leopard cats at the urban edge
OverviewLeopard cats occur not only in deep farmland but at the fringes of towns and suburbs across parts of Asia, suggesting considerable tolerance of human activity. This overview synthesises camera-trap an…
Research overview: commensal rodent abundance subsidising urban felids
OverviewCities support large populations of commensal rodents fed by human waste, and these rodents form a critical prey subsidy for small and medium urban felids from bobcats to leopard cats and jungle cats.…
Research overview: felids in Asian tea and coffee plantation landscapes
OverviewTea, coffee and rubber plantations across South and Southeast Asia form extensive human-modified habitats used by leopards, leopard cats, jungle cats and fishing cats with varying tolerance. This over…
Research overview: genetic connectivity of leopard cats in fragmented farmland
OverviewFragmentation of lowland habitat by roads, settlement and intensive agriculture can erode genetic connectivity in leopard cat populations even where the species remains present. This overview synthesi…
Research overview: global patterns of felid road mortality near cities
OverviewVehicle collisions are a leading direct cause of death for felids in human-dominated landscapes worldwide, from pumas on Los Angeles freeways to leopard cats on Taiwan rural roads and fishing cats in…
Research overview: hybridization between wild and domestic cats near settlements
OverviewWhere small wild felids overlap with free-ranging domestic cats around settlements, hybridisation and disease transmission can threaten the genetic integrity and health of wild populations. This overv…
Research overview: leopard cat conflict with poultry farmers
OverviewLeopard cats occasionally prey on free-ranging chickens, generating conflict with rural households whose tolerance is pivotal to the species survival in unprotected farmland. This overview synthesises…
Research overview: leopard cat diet and rodent control in farmland
OverviewLeopard cats are efficient predators of rodents and other small prey, and in agricultural mosaics they may provide pest-suppression services that benefit farmers. This overview synthesises scat and pr…
Research overview: leopard cats in the farmland mosaics of central Taiwan
OverviewTaiwan leopard cat population persists almost entirely outside protected areas, in a patchwork of low-elevation farmland, betel-nut and fruit orchards, secondary forest and rural settlements in Miaoli…
Research overview: road mortality of leopard cats on rural Asian roads
OverviewAcross their range, leopard cats living in farmland and forest-edge mosaics suffer heavy road mortality, a leading documented cause of death in well-studied populations such as Taiwan. This overview s…
Research overview: wildlife-friendly farming incentives for leopard cat conservation
OverviewBecause leopard cats depend on farmland outside reserves, conservation increasingly relies on incentivising landholders to farm in ways compatible with the species. This overview synthesises evaluatio…