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Probably not. The problem with catching feral cats is that it creates a territorial vaccum, causing feral cats from neighboring areas to just move in to the now-empty territory. Those cats were neutered, meaning they couldnt reproduce and contribute to the population, but now there's a good chance that non-neutered cats will move in and create even more cats and just make the problem bigger.
They can still hunt and provide safety to other cats which can reproduce. Trap and release is better than nothing for sure.