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Feral cats now cover 99.8 percent of the land in Australia, according to a new study published in the journal of Biological Conservation — which is about one cat every four square kilometers.… ...
Australian officials are airdropping poisonous sausages across the country in order to kill millions of feral cats that have taken over the continent. In 2015, the country’s government announced ...
The Australian government is looking for public feedback on a plan to tackle one of the country's most hairy issues: stray cats. Stray cats — or "feral" cats, as they're called by Australian ...
Feral cats have invaded Australia with alarming efficiency and it's time to create more predator-free islands to save native species, experts say. Feral cats have taken over Australia, including ...
In Australia, where feral cat populations are managed with substantial amounts of federal money, time and resources, the management of domestic animals — specifically, ...
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 ...
"I believe feral cats are a little bit worse than foxes, but they're both a huge problem," he said. "And it's without a doubt getting worse." The South Australian said the foxes where he lives ...
There are calls for a bounty to be introduced across Australia in the hope of encouraging more professional and recreational hunters to hunt feral pigs. The calls come after a recent study by ...