The feral (or stray) cat population in Australia is growing, and its effects are far-reaching. According to NPR, feral cats “kill more than 1.5 billion native mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs as ...

In recent years, Australia has been facing a major ecological crisis. The country’s cat population, both feral and pet, poses a serious threat to its native animals. According to The Guardian, cats ...

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The Australian government is looking for public feedback on a plan to tackle one of the country's most hairy issues: stray cats. Stray cats — or "feral" cats, as they're called by Australian officials ...

Experts say that since the overpopulation of both affects native wildlife similarly, the country should use the same strategies in managing them. By Julia Bergin The Australia Letter is a weekly ...

The 5kg warru that was devoured by the 6.8kg feral cat caught by rangers. Photo: Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yangkuntjatjata Rangers Feral cats are considered the single biggest threat to native wildlife.

An implant that makes Australian animals lethally poisonous to cats that prey on them could help save species on the verge of extinction. Australian mammals are easily targeted by cats because many ...

Trail cameras monitoring “feral” cats at Bowra Sanctuary recorded the park’s first sighting of a brushtail possum in a decade, photos show. Photo from the Australian Wildlife Conservancy Scientists in ...

You might think evolution is glacially slow. At a species level, that's true. But evolution happens every time organisms produce offspring. The everyday mixing of genes—combined with mutations—throws ...

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