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The lack of education and knowledge around a pest species and its impacts can also impact proposed management, as demonstrated by a study of feral cats in University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The university investigated perceptions of students and staff around the feral cats found in Msinsi Nature Reserve (the Conservancy). The results of the study suggested that although the Conservancy believed the feral cats to be an exotic species of high threat to the native wildlife of the area, most respondents did not define them as exotic or believe that they posed such a threat \[[@B55-animals-09-00617]\]. While the Conservancy had aimed to eradicate thethe poison takes effect. There is also fear among the public about the potential for pets to ingest the poison, which could lead to death. Although the chemical is found in native plant species in Western and central Australia, it is also thought to be potentially dangerous to native non-target species in areas outside of the state, or areas that are far from these plants \[[@B84-animals-09-00617]\]. For that reason, a permit is required for use in other states within Australia and NZ, and it is highly restricted for use in other countries such as the US, which heightens the debate over its use in feral cat management overall \[[@B84-animals-09-00617]\].

In the US, where the TNR method is highly controversial, it is up to the discretion of the state and