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Researchers track the secret lives of feral and free-roaming house cats | By Diana Yates

The cats were fitted with radio collars and tracked over two years. Some of the collars also had devices that continuously monitored the cats' every move. This un-owned cat was one of those tracked. Photo courtesy Illinois Natural History Survey.
The cats were fitted with radio collars and tracked over two years. Some of the collars also had devices that continuously monitored the cats’ every move. This un-owned cat was one of those tracked. Photo courtesy Illinois Natural History Survey.

CHAMPAIGN, lL. – Researchers (and some cat-owners) wanted to know: What do feral and free-roaming house cats do when they’re out of sight? A two-year study offers a first look at the daily lives of these feline paupers and princes, whose territories overlap on the urban, suburban, rural and agricultural edges of many towns.

Read the whole story by the University of Illinois News Bureau here.