Abstract
This study is the first one dedicated to the trophic ecology of the feral cat (Felis catus) introduced on a very small Mediterranean island (Port-Cros island, 640 ha). Feral cat’s diet was studied through the analysis of 308 scats collected between February and June in 2000 and 2001. This study revealed a wide food spectrum, strongly dependent on introduced species such as the Ship rat (Rattus rattus) and secondarily the Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus). The food spectrum enlarged at the beginning of the warm season, particularly through the consumption of reptiles and insects. We also report some evidences of the predation feral cat exerts upon some animal species with high patrimonial value, particularly the Mediterranean shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan), one of the rare pelagic seabird species endemic from the Mediterranean.
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