Free-roaming domestic cats (Felis catus) are a well-documented threat to native species nearly worldwide, where they have been implicated in extinctions of species and deaths of billions of individual animals every year. The impacts of free-roaming cats on sensitive wildlife are magnified in the context of multiple stressors, like climate change and habitat loss. Complicating attempts to mitigate the impacts of free-roaming cats are the intense emotional connections humans feel with domestic cats who have been close companions for millennia. In partnership with our regional Animal Services Agencies and our community, East Bay Regional Park District is forging a new path to manage cats for the benefits of wildlife, people, and the cats themselves. Our Trap-Neuter-Transfer model has resulted in cooperation instead of conflict with community cat caretakers, positive outcomes for the cats, and reduced cat presence in our parks where multiple threatened and endangered species are found.