I’m told that the feral cats of Australia are larger than the usual European variety (see link below) because they have plenty of food and good conditions under which to …
Queensland are killing feral cats as fast as they can but are plagued by rats Read More »
Australia’s Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek, recently declared war on feral cats. I thought that Australia had been at war with feral cats for a very long time so this statement …
Proactivity is the way to deal with feral cats in Australia Read More »
As an introduction I would like to say this: the volunteers who manage feral cat colonies under TNR programs are very decent, kind people. They do their work without charge, …
I had never heard of the word ‘nativist’ until Nathan Winograd used it. It is good one when used to describe the Aussie attitude to feral and stray cats. Nativists …
Australians are ‘nativists’ who want to destroy feral cats and restrict cat ownership Read More »
A study found that feather boas are effective in luring feral cats. The person who carried out the study, Alexandra Paton, a PhD student at Tasmania’s School of Natural Sciences …
Tasmania’s feral cats are attracted to a feather boa Read More »
The war against domestic and feral cats in Australia continues unabated. It looks like a war to me and in line with that analogy, the latest policy of a north-west …
There is a confusing (to me) and complex interplay between the feral cats on the Australian continent, the rabbits upon which they prey, and the conservation of precious native mammals. …
Complex interplay between Australia’s feral cats, invasive rabbits and native mammals Read More »
Land clearing was given as the primary cause of wildlife losses in Australia in the Australia state of the environment report 2022. It paints a grisly picture of catastrophic loss …
Catastrophic loss of wildlife hits Australia. Cause? Humans. Read More »
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