Japan is famous for its cat islands, with close to a dozen small landmasses earning the moniker due to their large stray cat populations. However, one of the most famous, Aoshima, located a 30-minute ...

Aoshima Island, Japan, also known as 'Cat Island', attracts global tourists with its unique charm. The island's cat population significantly outnumbers its human residents, a result of introducing ...

Indonesia’s capital has 750,000 stray cats and the city government wants to use an offshore island to house 1,000 of the felines. The plan could draw tourists but harm wildlife, experts caution.

The island is less than 1 mile long, has no hotels, restaurants, or even vending machines—and yet, it draws curious visitors from around the globe, all for one fluffy reason.

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung plans a “cat island” to tackle its stray cat issue. Photo: EPA-EFE. Ultimately, the island would function as a rehabilitation centre and house a cat hospital.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Jakarta Governor, Pramono Anung Wibowo, has requested that Cat Island in the Thousand Islands attract tourists and provide welfare for stray cats in Jakarta. "If we decide to ...

Pendi, 72, feeds stray cats outside the National Monument (Monas) complex in Central Jakarta, on Sept. 2. 2020 Every week, Pendi receives Rp 70,000 (US$4.74) from a donor to buy cat food and feed ...

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has expressed his intention to establish a “cat island” in Thousands Islands regency in an attempt to address the city’s growing stray cat population, while ...

A cat relaxes against one of the ruins of the 2,000-year-old archaeological site of Ephesus, an ancient Roman port city in modern-day Turkey. Photograph by Tuul and Bruno Morandi By Kristin Hugo ...