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Cat Island (other)
Cat Island may refer to: Places Japan Some islands of Japan are called ''Cat Island'' (猫島) due to a high population of cats. * Cat islands in Japan :* Aoshima, Ehime :* (深島), an island of Saiki, Ōita :* Manabeshima, Okayama :* Tashirojima, Miyagi United States * Cat Island (Arkansas), a 19th-century Mississippi River island near the border between Crittenden County and Phillips County * Cat Island (Louisiana) * Cat Island (Massachusetts), United States * Cat Island (Mississippi), United States * Cat Island (South Carolina), one of the Sea Islands in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States * Cat Island (Wisconsin), United States * Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana, United States Elsewhere * Cat Island (Antarctica) * Cat Island (Tasmania), Australia * Cat Island, The Bahamas, Bahamas * Cat Island (Rodrigues), Mauritius Other * Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador, a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas * ''Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Islands In Japan
A number of islands in Japan have become known for their large feral cat populations. These cat islands () tend to be the result of the introduction of cats for pest control. On islands with an appropriate climate, the lack of predators such as dogs, and sometimes a lack of cars, mean these introductions led to large cat populations that faced few threats. Today, the presence of these cats has turned some of these islands into tourist attractions. In many of these islands, the cat populations are larger than the human populations. The presence of cats has sometimes influenced local folklore: there is supposedly a taboo on Kakarajima against keeping dogs, and Tashirojima#Cat shrine, a shrine to a cat deity exists on Tashirojima. Stray cats on these islands are often fed by locals and tourists. However, as they are wild, it is rare that they receive further care or veterinary attention. The use of trap–neuter–return to control cat populations has been used on some occasions. On A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Island (Wisconsin)
Cat Island is a Wisconsin island in Lake Superior. It is one of the Apostle Islands and a part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. It is located at . Variant names include Caterhemlock Island and Kagagiwanijikag Miniss. According to USGS GNIS, there is a smaller Cat Island in Brown County, Wisconsin just off shore of the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay. Cat Island has gone by a number of names including Kagagiwanjikag Miniss (Ojibwe for 'Island of Hemlock Trees'), Texas Island, Hemlock Island and Shoe Island. Notes Apostle Islands Islands of Ashland County, Wisconsin {{AshlandCountyWI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Jon Williams
Walter Jon Williams (born October 28, 1953) is an American writer, primarily of science fiction. Previously he wrote nautical adventure fiction under the name Jon Williams, in particular, ''Privateers and Gentlemen'' (1981–1984), a series of historical novels set during the Age of Sail. Career Writing as Jon Williams, he designed the war game ''Tradition of Victory'' and role-playing game ''Promotions and Prizes'', which were republished by Fantasy Games Unlimited as '' Heart of Oak'' (1982) and '' Privateers and Gentlemen'' (1983). A role-playing game sourcebook for ''Cyberpunk'' called '' Hardwired'' (1989) was licensed by R. Talsorian Games, based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Williams. Williams was born in Duluth, Minnesota and graduated from the University of New Mexico, where he received his BA degree in 1975. He currently lives in Valencia County, New Mexico, about 22 miles south of Albuquerque. In 2006, Williams founded the Taos Toolbox, a two-week writer's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador
Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas. It elects one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting method. The Incumbent Member of Parliament is Philip "Brave" Davis, who serves as Prime Minister of the Bahamas The prime minister of the Bahamas is the head of government of the Bahamas. The prime minister is formally appointed into office by the governor-general of the Bahamas, who represents Charles III, the King of the Bahamas (the Bahamian head ... and Leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). Members of Parliament Electoral history References Constituencies of the Bahamas Year of establishment missing Out Islands {{Bahamas-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Island (Rodrigues)
Cat Island () is a small island lying south of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. It is surrounded by a coral reef and is known for diving and snorkelling Snorkeling ( British and Commonwealth English spelling: snorkelling) is the practice of swimming face down on or through a body of water while breathing the ambient air through a shaped tube called a snorkel, usually with swimming goggles or a ... sites. Geography of Rodrigues {{Mauritius-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Island, The Bahamas
Cat Island is located in the Bahamas, and is one of its districts. Cat Island also has the nation's highest point, Mount Alvernia (formerly known as Como Hill). It rises to and is topped by a monastery called ''The Hermitage''. This assembly of buildings was erected by the Franciscan "Brother Jerome" (John Hawes). History The indigenous Lucayan people called the island ''Guanima'', meaning "middle waters land". The first white settlers were Loyalists fleeing the American Revolution, who arrived in 1783. The island may have been named after Arthur Catt, a pirate, or may be a reference to its one-time large population of feral cats. Historically, the island gained wealth from cotton plantations, but slash and burn farming is now the main way of life for Cat Islanders. An economic crop is '' Croton eluteria'' (called also cascarilla) bark, which is gathered and shipped to Italy where it becomes a main ingredient in medicines, scents and Campari. Until written accounts were found, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Island (Tasmania)
The Cat Island, part of the Babel Group within the Furneaux Group, is a unpopulated granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying off the east coast of Flinders Island, Tasmania, south of Victoria, in south-eastern Australia. Cat Island is part of the Babel Island Group Important Bird Area. Fauna Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, silver gull, Pacific gull, crested tern, sooty oystercatcher, pied oystercatcher and Australasian gannet. Resident reptiles include White's skink and tiger snake. The rakali has also been recorded on the island. The historically important breeding colony of Australasian gannets, with an estimated 5,000-10,000 birds at the beginning of the 20th century, declined to extinction by the mid-1980s as a result of, at first, human intrusion, followed by fires, disturbance and, finally, predation by white-bellied sea-eagles.Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Island (Antarctica)
Cat Island () is an island 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) long, lying midway between Duchaylard Island and Larrouy Island at the south end of Grandidier Channel. Discovered and named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37, under Rymill. See also * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands This is a list of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands. * Antarctic islands are, in the strict sense, the islands around mainland Antarctica, situated on the Antarctic Plate, and south of the Antarctic Convergence. According to the terms of the ... {{antarctica-geo-stub Subantarctic islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge was established on October 27, 2000, as the 526th refuge in the United States National Wildlife Refuge System. It is located near the town of St. Francisville, Louisiana, which is north of Baton Rouge. The refuge was established to conserve, restore, and manage native forested wetland habitats for migratory birds, aquatic resources, and endangered and threatened plants and animals. Additionally, it was created to encourage the use of volunteers and facilitate partnerships among the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, local communities, and conservation organizations to promote public awareness of resources of the refuge and the National Wildlife Refuge System. Establishment In 2000, The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana purchased the land that would become Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge. The land was acquired, in stages, by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. By 2003, the refuge grew to its current size of . The congressionally app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Islands
The Sea Islands are a chain of over a hundred tidal and barrier islands on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Southeastern United States, between the mouths of the Santee and St. Johns rivers along South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The largest is Johns Island, South Carolina. Sapelo Island is home to the Gullah people. All of the islands are acutely threatened by sea level rise due to climate change. History Settled by indigenous cultures thousands of years ago, the islands were selected by Spanish colonists as sites for founding of colonial missions. Historically the Spanish influenced the Guale and Mocama chiefdoms by establishing Christian missions in their major settlements, from St. Catherine's Island south to Fort George Island (at present-day Jacksonville, Florida). Both chiefdoms extended to the coastal areas on the mainland. The Mocama Province included territory to the St. Johns River in present-day Florida. The mission system ended under pressur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoshima, Ehime
, also known as , is an island in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, known for its large number of feline residents and small number of people. Felines have been reported by news outlets to outnumber humans by ratios between 6:1 and 10:1, but as elderly inhabitants of the island have died, the ratio has greatly increased, to almost 36:1. Cats were introduced to combat rodents on fishing boats but remained on the island and reproduced in large numbers. The feline inhabitants of Aoshima are fed by food donations from all over Japan. They also eat small animals on the island and food from visitors. The island is roughly long. It was formerly part of Nagahama in Kita District, but , it is part of Ōzu city. The human population on the island has decreased since sardine fisheries became depleted and jobs moved to cities. As of December 2024, only four people are still living on Aoshima, while the number of cats has dropped to 80. Overview Originally, Aoshima was an uninhabited island. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Island (South Carolina)
Cat Island may refer to: Places Japan Some islands of Japan are called ''Cat Island'' (猫島) due to a high population of cats. * Cat islands in Japan :* Aoshima, Ehime :* (深島), an island of Saiki, Ōita :* Manabeshima, Okayama :* Tashirojima, Miyagi United States * Cat Island (Arkansas), a 19th-century Mississippi River island near the border between Crittenden County and Phillips County * Cat Island (Louisiana) * Cat Island (Massachusetts), United States * Cat Island (Mississippi), United States * Cat Island (South Carolina), one of the Sea Islands in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States * Cat Island (Wisconsin), United States * Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana, United States Elsewhere * Cat Island (Antarctica) * Cat Island (Tasmania), Australia * Cat Island, The Bahamas, Bahamas * Cat Island (Rodrigues), Mauritius Other * Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador, a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
