The diet of introduced cats on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos: cat feces as a proxy for cat predation

Introduced cats (Felis catus) are one of the most serious threats to the native fauna of the Galapagos Islands, yet information about their impact on local species is still scarce. Studies from the 1980s indicate that the main prey items that make up the diets of introduced cats in the Galapagos include reptiles such as lava lizards and iguanas, land and marine birds, introduced mice and rats and several invertebrate species. In this study...