Tag Archives: TNR

Stochastic Demographic Simulation

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Capt'n Lisa

I wonder if this post will get a lot of traffic because people will think I’m talking dirty. But, no, this is just my typical passion for numbers and spay/neuter. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0113553 Let me share some numbers I just figured out … Continue reading →

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How Many Feral Cats Are There? — Spay/Neuter and TNR

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Capt'n Lisa

No One Knows.  There are people out there who say they do, but they don’t really. I went to a volunteer orientation at my local shelter, and read through their web page first.  So when the instructor said there were … Continue reading →

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Modeling cat population growth and decline: tipping point of spay/neuter

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Capt'n Lisa

I made a lovely little model in Excel, letting me play with all kinds of variables.  The most amazing thing is, no matter what I put in for those variables, there’s a tipping point, where just a few more spay/neuter … Continue reading →

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