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（summary） Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer Peter P. Marra、 Chris Santella Cat Wars calls for a massive assault on all free-ranging cats. To wit, their book calls for a no holds barred, one-sided war on cats, in which the authors conclude, "rom a conservation ecology perspective, the most desirable solution seems clear—remove all free-ranging cats from the landscape by any means necessary."
アメリカ合衆国では、複数の生態系学者や鳥類学者らが、「外を自由に徘徊する猫はすべて駆除して根絶させる以外ない」と主張しています。彼らは共著で、Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer 「キャットウォーズ 可愛い殺し屋による壊滅的な結果」（2016年初版）、という本を著しました。アメリカ合衆国では、この本の内容に同意する研究者がかなり多くいるようです。また、一般からも支持を受けています。
In 1894, a lighthouse keeper named David Lyall arrived on Stephens Island off New Zealand with a cat named Tibbles. In just over a year, the Stephens Island Wren, a rare bird endemic to the island, was rendered extinct. That in the United States alone, free-ranging cats are killing birds and other animals by the billions. Equally alarming are the little-known but potentially devastating public health consequences of rabies and parasitic Toxoplasma passing from cats to humans at rising rates. Cat Wars tells the story of the threats free-ranging cats pose to biodiversity and public health throughout the world, and sheds new light on the controversies surrounding the management of the explosion of these cat populations. It charts the developments that have led to our present impasse--from Stan Temple's breakthrough studies on cat predation in Wisconsin to cat-eradication programs underway in Australia today. It describes how a small but vocal minority of cat advocates has campaigned successfully for no action in much the same way. Cat Wars paints a revealing picture of a complex global problem--and proposes solutions that foresee a time when wildlife and humans are no longer vulnerable to the impacts of free-ranging cats.
Cat Wars calls for a massive assault on all free-ranging cats. To wit, their book calls for a no holds barred, one-sided war on cats, in which the authors conclude, “From a conservation ecology perspective, the most desirable solution seems clear—remove all free-ranging cats from the landscape by any means necessary.” (pp. 152-153). The authors use the phrase “free-ranging” to refer to feral, outdoor, and community cats. Clearly, the authors are not advocating removing free-ranging cats softly, nor are they advocating any form of euthanasia or mercy killing. Rather, they are advocating outright and unregulated removal “by any means necessary.” When I asked some people what this meant to them, answers ranged from trapping, snaring, poisoning, bludgeoning, and shooting. Cats are vilified . Some of the methods of removing they sanction are incredibly non-selective.
Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer 「キャットウォーズ 可愛い殺し屋による壊滅的な結果」 2016/12/05 公開。 Cat Wars 「キャットウォーズ」の、「外を自由に徘徊する猫」の具体的解決策、すなわち「手段を選ばない捕獲、殺害による根絶」ですが、名門、コーネル大学で、著者のピーター・P・マーラ氏（スミソニアン博物館研究者 渡り鳥センター責任者）らが講演を行いました。そして議論と質疑応答が行われました。この内容については、次回記事で紹介します。素晴らしい内容ですが、内容が極めて情報量が多いです。本公演においては、TNRを完全に否定しています。この中では、アメリカ合衆国国立公衆衛生獣医学会も、「TNRプログラムが公衆衛生に有害であると結論付けた」ことが述べられています（The National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians concluded that free-ranging feral cats and TNR programs are detrimental to public health.）。次回記事では、特に本講演会での、TNRに対する否定について焦点を当ててご紹介します（続く）。
