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Australia Has a Serious Cat Problem
Time ^ | Jan. 6, 2017 | Kate Samuelson

Posted on 01/08/2017 2:50:49 PM PST by Trump20162020

Australia has a serious cat problem, with feral cats covering 99.8% of the country according to new research published in the journal Biological Conservation.

The exact number of cats fluctuates from roughly 1.4 million after continent-wide droughts cramp food sources to about 5.6 million after extensive wet periods, which result in plenty of available prey. An additional 700,000 feral cats are estimated to live in other environments, including Australia’s urban areas, rubbish dumps and intensive farms.

Despite this, researchers say that the cats’ impact on Australia’s fauna is still severe, and that reducing this impact is of critical importance. The BBC reports that since 1788, about 11% of the country’s 273 native mammals have gone extinct, with a major factor being introduction of the predatory red fox and feral cat from Europe.

(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: australia; cat; cats; feralcats; invasivespecies
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1 posted on 01/08/2017 2:50:49 PM PST by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

send them to china


2 posted on 01/08/2017 2:52:07 PM PST by jennychase
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To: Trump20162020

The Greek Isles are full of feral cats.....it,s disgusting.


3 posted on 01/08/2017 2:52:39 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Trump20162020
Let the cats eat the toads and the rabbits...then kill them.It's a threefer!
4 posted on 01/08/2017 2:58:00 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: Trump20162020

Wow! that was an in depth article. It looks like something a 3rd grader would turn in testing the minimum word requirement.


5 posted on 01/08/2017 2:58:19 PM PST by rey
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To: Trump20162020

I ‘member learning as a kid their problem was rabbits. Someone imported them thinking they would be good game animals, and they did what rabbits do.


6 posted on 01/08/2017 2:59:01 PM PST by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: jennychase

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd7MOYYoaoA

mmmm


7 posted on 01/08/2017 2:59:50 PM PST by GraceG (Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
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To: Trump20162020

Moving targets.


8 posted on 01/08/2017 3:00:21 PM PST by DOC44 (Have gun will travel.)
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To: Ann Archy

Awww....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CheBneJ9HmA


9 posted on 01/08/2017 3:00:43 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Trump20162020

Maybe they should import some of our Bald Eagles or Condors.
These birds may use the feral cats as meat.


10 posted on 01/08/2017 3:03:33 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Trump20162020

Put a $5 bounty on them. See UTE’s with cats loaded in the back going to cash in. Then quick freeze them and sell the meat.


11 posted on 01/08/2017 3:04:21 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: Trump20162020

China will eventually invade Oz, then cats won’t be a problem.

They will then be on the menu.


12 posted on 01/08/2017 3:08:07 PM PST by Daniel Ramsey (MAGA)
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To: Trump20162020

They need this woman:

http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/little-old-lady-arrested-for-making-fur-coats-with-neighbors-cats


13 posted on 01/08/2017 3:09:25 PM PST by CGASMIA68
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To: Trump20162020

Sounds more like a Chinese restaurant stir fry opportunity!


14 posted on 01/08/2017 3:09:44 PM PST by SC DOC
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To: Trump20162020

” . . . with feral cats covering 99.8% of the country . . .”

Yikes! No room for the random kangaroo to even stand, let alone hop about!


15 posted on 01/08/2017 3:09:57 PM PST by Stosh
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To: Trump20162020
Australia has a serious cat problem


16 posted on 01/08/2017 3:10:07 PM PST by SIDENET (My next tagline will be so awesome.)
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To: DOC44

anyone who touched my cat would be a good f****** Target.


17 posted on 01/08/2017 3:10:29 PM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Trump20162020

Could it have something to do with the fact that everything down there is upside-down?


18 posted on 01/08/2017 3:11:46 PM PST by ETL (On the road to America's recovery!)
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To: Trump20162020

Tell China they’re an aphrodisiac. They’ll be gone within a year.


19 posted on 01/08/2017 3:12:49 PM PST by SkyDancer (Ambition Without Talent Is Sad, Talent Without Ambition Is Worse)
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To: lee martell

“Maybe they should import some of our Bald Eagles or Condors.
These birds may use the feral cats as meat.”

I live in northwest Illinois near the Mississippi river. The bald eagles are think here right now. You can go to one of the locks and see 100+. If you live near the river you keep the cats and toy dogs inside.


20 posted on 01/08/2017 3:13:03 PM PST by CrazyIvan (Fidel and Che are together again, and it ain't on a t-shirt.)
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