A team of researchers have found that stray and free-roaming domestic cats fed by humans are preying on rare species on Tokunoshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture.
“We hope people will know that feeding promotes the population growth of cats and affects the natural environment,” said the team, which consisted of researchers from institutes such as Kyoto University and the Forest Research and Management Organization’s Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute.
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