A state parliamentary inquiry is examining how to manage the cat population as felines continue to wreak havoc on Australia's ...

The finding fits in with research data that suggests feral cats have killed more native animals than any other feral predators in Australia, and are believed to be responsible for two thirds of mammal ...

Feral cats have long been suspects in killing native species reintroduced into Australian conservation areas. DNA testing of the carcasses puts felines firmly in the frame. Conservation scientists ...

Cameras, bioacoustic recorders and thermal scopes are being placed in Queensland's Channel Country in a bid to bring the ...

SYDNEY, March 11 (Xinhua) -- DNA testing has confirmed that feral cats are the primary predators responsible for killing native animals reintroduced into conservation areas in Australia ...

Australia is “losing the war” against feral ... of $28m to the national deer plan and $60m to the National Feral Cat Threat Abatement Plan. “Without that scale of commitment, we are not ...

More information: Ned L. Ryan-Schofield et al, A comparison of field and genetic methods for identifying feral cat predation events during wildlife translocations, Australian Mammalogy (2025). DOI ...

But in a study published in the Australian Mammalogy journal, researchers from UNSW and the University of Adelaide say the effect of feral cats on native animals is likely larger than previously ...