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Danielle Robertson, Compassionate Pet Services, P.O. Box 801, Granby, MA 01033
a
HR = home range; bha = hectare (10,000m2) or 2.47 acres
c
Radius = converted home range to a circular area and calculated radius in meters
{ r = √(ha*10,000)/п)}
d
Diameter = estimated max travel distance from home or primary shelter
e
Outdoor-Access House Cat: owned cat that is fed and sheltered in a house
f
Free-ranging Cat: may be feral, stray or farm cat
KEY
Blue balloon = Cat A’s home
Red points = locations where Cat A has been observed
Yellow points = locations of a family of 6-8 semi-feral cats (larger circle is their feeding &
resting location)
Red circle = expected home range of Cat A if his home is the central point
Notes: I converted the home range estimates from hectares to circles expressed as radii because I
find this much easier to visualize and map. However, this representation is not a very accurate
estimate of the actual area used by the cat because it assumes that the cat uses its home range
uniformly with a single center of activity. Most outdoor-access house cats probably do have one
center of activity (their home), but they are not likely to use the area around their home
uniformly and their home isn’t likely to be at the center of their home range. Therefore, to use
this model most effectively, I would suggest doubling the home range radius, and then focusing
the initial search in likely cat habitat within this area.
Resources Cited
1. Barrat, David. 1997. Home range size, habitat utilisation and movement
patterns of suburban and farm cats Felis catus. Ecography 20(3): 271–
280.
4. Meek, Paul. 2003. Home range of house cats Felis catus living within a
National Park. Australian Mammology 25: 51-60.
(Online: http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=AM03051.pdf )
6. Morgan, S.A., C.M. Hansen, J.G. Ross, G.J. Hickling, S.C. Ogilvie, and A.M.
Paterson. 2009. Urban cat (Felis catus) movement and predation activity
associated with a wetland reserve in New Zealand. Wildlife Research 36:
574-580.
8. Schmidt, Paige, Roel Lopez, and Bret Collier. 2007. Survival, fecundity, and
movements of free-roaming cats. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(3):915-
919
10.Tennent, Jaclyn and Colleen T. Downs. 2008. Abundance and home ranges
of feral cats in an urban conservancy where there is supplemental
feeding: a case study from South Africa. African Zoology 43(2):218-229.