How Cats Are Clamped in for Research

The Vorarlberg Nature Documentation Centre inatura started an unusual research project in 2023. Under the title "Show me your mouse, cat!" cat owners were called on to hand over those small mammals who had fallen victim to the hunting drive their velvet paws. The aim of the project was and still is to collect as much data as possible about the small mammals fauna of Vorarlberg – among other things, to raise the level of risk. Because although sm…

Although small mammals such as hedgehogs, mice, moles and bilches often live in close proximity to the human being, too little is known about them. The Vorarlberg Nature Documentation Centre inatura therefore put a focus on it in 2023 and now drew a pleasing interim balance. Thus, the Citizen Science project "Show me your mouse, cat!" with 764 messages exceeded the expectations and provided valuable inventory information. The data flow into the …