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Make Australia’s native species more cat savvy rather than try and kill all the cats

PoC avatarPosted on March 27, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 27, 2021

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 →

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Do feral cats eat snakes?

PoC avatarPosted on May 12, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 12, 2020

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 →

Posted in predation | Tagged australia, australia feral cat, Australian cats, cat predation, cat study, cats preying on birds, feral cats, reptiles, snakes, study | Leave a reply

Australian drought forces feral cat to scavenge on a 30 kg kangaroo

PoC avatarPosted on October 17, 2019 by Michael BroadOctober 17, 2019

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 →

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Ginger tabby feral cat kills 8 pound wallaby

PoC avatarPosted on August 27, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 27, 2019

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 →

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Great. Bird lovers work with cat lovers to get accurate data on feral cats preying on birds

PoC avatarPosted on November 11, 2018 by Michael BroadNovember 19, 2018

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 →

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Humane Society to try oral contraceptives on feral cats on Galveston Island

PoC avatarPosted on October 16, 2018 by Michael BroadOctober 18, 2018

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 →

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Contextualizing the predation of reptiles by cats in Australia

PoC avatarPosted on June 22, 2018 by Michael BroadNovember 25, 2019

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 →

Posted in predation | Tagged australia, australia feral cat, domestic cat predation, feral cats, feral cats and their management, killing feral cats | 43 Replies

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