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Australia Has a Serious Cat Problem
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| 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 Australias urban areas, rubbish dumps and intensive farms.
Despite this, researchers say that the cats impact on Australias fauna is still severe, and that reducing this impact is of critical importance. The BBC reports that since 1788, about 11% of the countrys 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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To: Trump20162020
a major factor being introduction of the predatory
It seems like Oz has a history of introducing predatory creatures to kill off other creatures. Then, they have a new problem with increases in the newly introduced predator population.
But, hey, the plans look good on paper.
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:14:33 PM PST
by
TomGuy
To: Trump20162020
gee, if cats cover 99.8 of the Aussie ground mass, that leaves only 0.2 percent of the space for people....
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:16:35 PM PST
by
faithhopecharity
("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
To: Trump20162020
Eat more pussy problem solved.
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:16:58 PM PST
by
Vaduz
(women and children to be impacted the most.)
To: CGASMIA68
😄😄😄. Didn't Disney make a couple of movies about her?
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:17:19 PM PST
by
Mercat
(Men never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when they do it out of conscience.” (Blaise Pascal))
To: GraceG
LOL!
A well done parody
Thanks for the best laugh of my day.
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:17:54 PM PST
by
Covenantor
(Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
To: Vaduz
You have to grab them first.
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:20:48 PM PST
by
AZLiberty
(A is now A once again.)
To: Trump20162020
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:22:22 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
To: faithhopecharity
99.8% of Australias land mass?
Oh, well Ayers Rock must be that 0.2% without cats then.
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:24:55 PM PST
by
Covenantor
(Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
To: AZLiberty
Bait you go to use bait remember even a mouse trap has free cheese.
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:25:17 PM PST
by
Vaduz
(women and children to be impacted the most.)
To: Trump20162020
“It’s duck season!”
“No, it’s cat season!”
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:25:26 PM PST
by
jimfree
(In January 2017 my 16 y/o granddaughter will have more quality exec experience than Barack Obama)
To: AppyPappy
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:26:41 PM PST
by
onona
(Keeping the faith will be our new directive for the republic !)
To: Trump20162020
They need some "not so serious" cats.......
http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y462/staffpicks/Animals/tumblr_m6ljpvIKd21qf24ngo1_500.jpg
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:29:18 PM PST
by
onona
(Keeping the faith will be our new directive for the republic !)
To: onona
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:30:16 PM PST
by
onona
(Keeping the faith will be our new directive for the republic !)
To: Trump20162020
America has a pussy problem too.
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:30:49 PM PST
by
bravo whiskey
(Never bring a liberal gun law to a gun fight.)
To: Trump20162020
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:31:32 PM PST
by
bert
(K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... Macroagression melts snowflakes)
To: onona
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:31:36 PM PST
by
onona
(Keeping the faith will be our new directive for the republic !)
To: Trump20162020
Search for mouse plague Australia videos. Rivers of mice
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:34:39 PM PST
by
heartwood
(If you're looking for a </sarc tag>, you just saw it.)
To: TomGuy
We’ve had serious proposals in recent years to introduce elephants to outback Australia to replace our lost megafauna.
You’d think we’d learn...
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:35:59 PM PST
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: SIDENET
I’m seriously looking for a white cat
To: Trump20162020
"...researchers say..." That phrase is quickly taking on the same degree of authenticity as, 'the check is in the mail'.
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posted on
01/08/2017 3:51:41 PM PST
by
Windflier
(Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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