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Estimates of Domestic Cats in Urban Areas Using Interdisciplinary Science: The Washington D.C. Cat Count

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D.T. Tyler Flockhart Flockhart Consulting Saskatoon Canada

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Lauren Lipsey Humane Rescue Alliance Washington, D.C. USA

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Daniel J. Herrera Humane Rescue Alliance Washington, D.C. USA

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Justin Belsley Humane Rescue Alliance Washington, D.C. USA

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Samuel T. Decker Humane Rescue Alliance Washington, D.C. USA

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Sophie M. Moore Humane Rescue Alliance Washington, D.C. USA

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Erin Robinson Humane Rescue Alliance Washington, D.C. USA

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R. Julia Kilgour Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University Lafayette, IN USA
Urban Wildlife Institute, Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, IL USA

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Ashley Gramza Independent Researcher Little Rock, AR USA

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William McShea Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Front Royal, VA USA

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Michael V. Cove Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Front Royal, VA USA

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Roger Haston The Institute for Animals Flagstaff, AZ USA

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Margaret R. Slater The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals New York, NY USA

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Danielle Jo Bays The Humane Society of the United States Washington, D.C. USA

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John D. Boone Great Basin Bird Observatory Reno, NV USA

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Abstract

Accurate information about the number of cats living outdoors and how they respond to different kinds of management are necessary to quell debates about outdoor cat policy. The DC Cat Count will develop the tools and methodologies needed to realize this possibility and make them available for broader use. This three-year initiative represents a major collaboration between animal welfare organizations and wildlife scientists. Its unique and innovative approach is to use the best scientific methods to quantify all subpopulations of cats in the District of Columbia (outdoor, owned, and shelter cats), concurrently test and optimize simpler methods that can be used to measure cat populations by diverse users at scale, and identify the types of interventions that are likely to accomplish desired outcomes most efficiently. Ultimately, we believe that this approach is more likely to improve outcomes for both cats and wildlife than a continuation of the status quo.

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