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How Effective and Humane Is Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) for Feral Cats?

Mark Hostetler, Samantha M. Wisely, Steve Johnson, Elizabeth F. Pienaar, and Martin Main


Release Date: 3/26/2020

Reviewed At: 11/20/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-uw468-2020

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About this Publication

This document is WEC423, one of a series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2020. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Mark Hostetler, professor; Samantha M. Wisely, professor; Steve Johnson, associate professor; Elizabeth F. Pienaar, associate professor; and Martin Main, professor; Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Hostetler, M., Wisely, S. M., Johnson, S., Pienaar, E., & Main, M. (2020). How Effective and Humane is Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) for Feral Cats? EDIS, 2020(2), 8. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw468-2020

Authors

Elizabeth Frances Pienaar
Elizabeth Frances Pienaar

associate professor, UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Athens, GA

Mark Hostetler
Mark Hostetler
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and Extension specialist, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Gainesville, FL

Samantha Wisely
Samantha Wisely
Specialist
University of Florida

director, Cervidae Health Research Initiative (CHeRI) and professor, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, research affiliate, UF Emerging Pathogens Institute

Steve Johnson
Steve Johnson
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and Extension specialist, UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Gainesville, FL

Martin Main
Martin Main
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and director, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Gainesville, FL

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