Hi Kim, I don’t doubt that the impact of cats varies considerably with the geographical location, amount of natural habitat nearby etc. but there are native rats and mice and I am sure the typical moggy won’t discriminate. I saw a photo recently of a feral cat carrying a dead Ringtail Possum and cats often … Read more
Folks I have talked to quite a few ecologists about this at ANU, and the message I hear is much more mixed, suggesting that cat impact varies a lot from place to place, because cats do not only eat native animals, they eat a lot of rats, mice and rabbits. That said, there is a … Read more
I am with you Denise. There are a few responsible cat owners who keep their pets in doors or in a run in the yard but the majority don’t. With the millions of domestic cats in Australia the toll on wildlife must be great. People are usually aware of the impact of feral cats on … Read more
Nice to see that the Government is doing something about feral cat control. What the results will be, who knows. An awful lot of bait will have to be laid for effective control. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/02/threatened-species-commissioner-to-combat-decline-of-native-wildlife Carl Clifford _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, July 7, 2014 to Sunday, July 13, 2014: Area: SA Location: Poltalloch Station- (8km east of Narrung) White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) (1) Single adult perched for several hours in dead trees around a salt-pan . Reported by Nathaniel Doecke Reported by: … Read more