Feral Cats on Kerguelen Island: A Predatory Disaster for Wildlife | World News
A feral cat on Kerguelen Island near a wandering albatross chick. Credits – @SmartestYearEver/Youtube In 1951, two cats…
In 1949, five domestic cats were brought to Marion Island to control mice; their population grew to about 2,000 and was estimated to kill 450,000 seabirds a year
Satellite view of Marion Islands | Wikimedia Commons South Africa established a permanent meteorological station on sub-Antarctic Marion…
Feral cats erased 11 native species from this Australian island. Scientists are bringing back two truffle-eating marsupials to rebuild it |
Two threatened marsupials are being reintroduced to the Shark Bay World Heritage area in order to advance species…
Numbat conservation efforts pull native species from brink of extinction
Numbats, Western Australia’s animal emblem, have been pulled from the brink of extinction after research found the population…
In 1788, cats were brought to Australia after more than 200 years later, the country’s native wildlife is still paying the price | World News
The domestic cat arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788, introduced as a familiar companion and…
Successful cat trapping effort leads to spike in Tasmanian devil population
When farmer Greg Squires noticed feral cats darting across his sheep paddocks during the day, he knew he…
Birds return to Little Dog Island in Bass Strait after feral cats eradicated
Penguins have been sighted on a remote Bass Strait island for the first time in decades after the…
Feral cat numbers spark bounty push across outback Queensland
Driving through the Queensland outback, something flashes across the headlights, but it’s too quick to be a wallaby.…
Rare photo captures Christmas Island flying fox ferrying pup
A photographer on Christmas Island has captured what is thought to be the first-ever image of a critically…
How cats, clams and Asian hornets are putting Aotearoa’s wildlife at risk
While Auckland battles the hornets, a highly invasive type of clam is poised to devastate waterways further south.…
Feral cat eradication on Christmas Island clashes with Malay culture
Waves spray and heave against the pocked cliffs of this remote coastline. You can trace 60 million years…
Study tracks how foxes ‘colonised’ Australia and grew to a population of 1.7 million
A nationwide program has mapped how foxes spread from south-eastern Australia to as far away as the Pilbara…