Toward a Greener UUM: A Study of Stray Cat Population Dynamics at Universiti Utara Malaysia

Abstract

Cats have a tremendous impact on human health and societal well-being in many nations throughout the world. This work focuses on creating models to employ difference equations to examine the population of stray cats living in the Universiti Utara Malaysia’s (UUM) residence hall. These models' main goal is to make it easier to determine the best strategy for controlling the stray cat population, in line with UUM's sustainable objectives. The examination of four different countermeasure strategies—catch-release, catch-neuter-release, catch-euthanize, and catch-release-neuter-euthanize—is covered by this inquiry. Our findings show that the stray cat population is dropping in three of the four successful techniques. The catch-release tactic, on the other hand, shows a rising tendency. Our analysis leads us to recommend the catch-neuter-release strategy as the most effective and sustainable way to control the stray cat population in the UUM residential hall, in line with the university's commitment to sustainability.