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.
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send them to china
The Greek Isles are full of feral cats.....it,s disgusting.
Wow! that was an in depth article. It looks like something a 3rd grader would turn in testing the minimum word requirement.
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.
Moving targets.
Maybe they should import some of our Bald Eagles or Condors.
These birds may use the feral cats as meat.
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.
China will eventually invade Oz, then cats won’t be a problem.
They will then be on the menu.
They need this woman:
http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/little-old-lady-arrested-for-making-fur-coats-with-neighbors-cats
Sounds more like a Chinese restaurant stir fry opportunity!
” . . . with feral cats covering 99.8% of the country . . .”
Yikes! No room for the random kangaroo to even stand, let alone hop about!
anyone who touched my cat would be a good f****** Target.
Could it have something to do with the fact that everything down there is upside-down?
Tell China they’re an aphrodisiac. They’ll be gone within a year.
“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.
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