Tasmanian researcher tracking feral cats in bid to help native wildlife

Australia’s wildlife is up to 200 times more likely to come across a deadly feral cat than an equivalent native predator, according to new research from the University of Tasmania.

The study also found feral cats hunt in greater numbers with more intensity, and in a broader range of habitats than its equivalent native marsupial predator, the spotted-tailed quoll.

Head researcher Rowena Hamer said feral cats are recognised as one…