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Feral cat of Australia

Complex interplay between Australia’s feral cats, invasive rabbits and native mammals

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. European rabbits were introduced to Australia in the 18th century. European cats were also introduced to the continent at a similar time (as were rats!). …

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Aboriginal Australians with the feral cat they killed

Hypocritical Australians are the most destructive non-native species on their continent

I’ve recently been doing research on whether owning a caracal is illegal in Australia (I shouldn’t have bothered). It was very hard research because the documentation provided by Australian administrations was poor. What I found was a continual reference to “pests” and “invasive species” or “alien species” or “non-native species”. To Australians non-native species are …

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Archipelagos are a cluster of islands and the species living there are vulnerable to introduced species like rats and cats

Rats or cats? Which is the worst for killing island species?

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 successful animal groups that cause native species extinctions and ecosystem change, particularly on islands”. And …

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