Four Years of Promising Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) in Cordoba, Spain: A Scalable Model for Urban Feline Management.

ABSTRACT: Urban free-roaming cat populations (or community cats, according to the Spanish legislation) present complex challenges, including public health risks, coexistence conflicts with residents, animal welfare, and threats to biodiversity conservation. In 2020, Córdoba, Spain, initiated one of the most extensive citywide trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs, incorporating 225 groups of cats (usually named colonies) into a meticulously structured management framework. Over four years, the program stabilized cat populations, achieving 95% sterilization coverage and effectively limiting population growth despite external challenges, including abandonment, influxes from unmanaged areas, and compensatory effects. Although the overall population showed a modest decline of 2.68%, this outcome reflects no

SUBMITTER: Luzardo OP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11851652 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature