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New Zealand’s unique wildlife faces a serious threat from an unexpected source – the common household cat. Conservation ...
Apex predators, to be exact. "[Australia is] at war with feral cats," Alex Paton, an invasive species ecologist, said at a public talk at the University of Tasmania that was broadcast by ABC Radio ...
Dozens of Australian mammal species have declined and gone extinct since European colonisation – and introduced predators are ...
Tests on DNA taken from reintroduced native animals in remote SA shows feral cats are the main culprit in their deaths. Researchers say the impact of feral cats on native species is greater than ...
The role of these "enemies"—namely, foxes and feral cats—in driving dozens of Australia's animals towards extinction has solidified into a scientific consensus. This is a simple and plausible ...
Feral and domestic cats in Australia are a major environmental, economic, and public health concern due to their devastating impact on native wildlife and the costs they impose on various sectors.
Tourists go there to see Australian native wildlife, but officials have long had a problem controlling introduced species including feral cats. The island is thick with bush, and there are many ...
Lake Macquarie Council has pushed for cat curfews and desexing programs in its submission, while Narrabri council has advocated for the power to euthanise feral cats. A pair of British shorthair ...