NEWS AND COMMENT-KANGAROO ISLAND, AUSTRALIA: The headline on the online version of the Independent newspaper is: “Tiny marsupial that survived wildfires now under threat by feral cats”. The headline is based upon research from the University of Adelaide in Australia. … continue reading…
This is a rare photograph of an Aussie feral cat (much hated by Aussies) killing a venomous mulga snake. The cat has blood on his nose and mouth. From the photo it is not entirely clear that the cat won … continue reading…
Every scientific paper that you read regarding the extinction of native species on small islands in archipelagoes always refer to cats and rats as the top two culprits. One scientific study starts, “Invasive rats are one of the world’s most … continue reading…
You know about the attempt by the Aussie authorities to try and exterminate the entire feral cat population of that continent. They don’t know how many cats there are (about 6m) but they want rid of all of them and … continue reading…
Yes, feral cats do eat snakes, even venomous species, but it depends where the feral cat lives as this determines whether there are snakes to be eaten. Certainly in Australia there are plenty of snakes, some of which are venomous. … continue reading…
A PhD student, Emma Spencer, from the University of Sydney was surprised to see in her camera trap video a ginger tabby feral cat scavenging on the carcass of a 30 kg kangaroo who’d died in the desert under harsh … continue reading…
WARNING: some people might find the video upsetting. But it is nature. We should not be upset by nature but by human abuses of nature. This fit, rangy, large (15 pounds?) ginger tabby feral cat living in the Northern Territories … continue reading…
For years they have been at each other’s throats arguing about how many birds cats kill annually. Bird lovers say 4 billion birds are killed by cats each year in the USA, many of which are native species. Cat lovers … continue reading…
The Galveston County Daily News reports that the Galveston Island Humane Society is thinking about trying an oral contraceptive on feral cats on the island in conjunction with standard TNR programs. Jim Stevenson – world’s most notorious cat website troll … continue reading…
A recent study on how many reptiles are killed by cats in Australia concluded that 649 million reptiles are killed annually by both domestic cats and feral cats on the continent. The news media headlines translate this to cats killing … continue reading…
