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 ...

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 ...

Erecting the fence around the Western River Refuge, however, has seen the number of dunnarts increase between 90 and 100%, ...

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 ...

Human Ecology, Vol. 49, No. 6, Special Issue: Canid-Human Interactions: Past and Present (DECEMBER 2021), pp. 843-857 (15 pages) Landholder support and participation is essential to the success of ...

Cats kill two billion animals in Australia every year. They are considered an invasive species. Australian officials want to curb the negative impact so many cats have on the environment. Proposals ...

A feral cat with two hopping mice caught on CCTV in Arid Zone Reserve, South Australia Credit: UNSW Sydney/Katherine Moseby A feral cat with two hopping mice caught on CCTV in Arid Zone Reserve, South ...

The number of native animals being killed by feral cats could have been "grossly underestimated" across Australia, according to researchers using DNA testing. DNA collected on dead native animals that ...

Cat owners and cat admirers alike tend to be intrigued by their enigmatic companions. When we see an intrepid feline carefully stalking its prey or happily playing with other cats, we ponder the ...