A Michael Broad Blog
Are domestic cats an invasive species? It depends on where you are. A lot of people say that domestic cats are an invasive species but that can’t be true for every country. In the countries of their origin they are not invasive species. That would include Syria and countries around Syria in my view. …
If you believe it climate change, the apocalyptic NSW bush fires of Australia provide a foretaste of what is to come; a near uninhabitable country because of constant 40 degree celsius temperatures and never ending bushfires which destroy Australian’s precious flora and fauna. For years the Australians have been concerned about their ‘feral cat …
We need balanced headlines on the story about feral cats preying on the rare and endangered Leadbeater’s possum, a tiny creature living in ‘tall wet forests of Victoria’s Central Highlands’. Phys.org leads with a disturbing headline ‘Evidence that feral cats are preying on the critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum‘ which is bound to get the …
This is another idea to try and reduce the predation of domestic cats on wildlife in New Zealand. New Zealand has a similar policy towards domestic and feral cats as they have in Australia. Currently being discussed by Auckland’s council is the introduction of a city ordinance which allows the local authorities to kill …
We routinely hear from the authorities in Australia that feral cats are having a terrible impact upon Australia’s native species. I have consistently said that by far the biggest impact on Australia’s native species is the impact of human activity. Here is a good example. One relatively minor threat to koalas is the feral …
