The Conversation: Feral cats; Foster care on Big Island

By Catherine Cruz,

Maddie Bender, Lillian Tsang

Published May 13, 2024 at 1:37 PM HST

In this photo provided by the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources, a feral cat looks towards a nene in a Big Island shopping center parking lot, in Waikōloa, Hawaiʻi, on Monday, April 17, 2023. — In this photo provided by the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources, a feral cat looks towards a nēnē in a Big Island shopping center parking lot, in Waikōloa, Hawaiʻi, on April 17, 2023.

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