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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.
Key points:
- University of Tasmania researchers looked at the impact of the feral cat compared to the native spotted quoll
- Researchers used GPS collars to record an animal’s location every five minutes for a month
- Rowena Hamer said while it would be “ideal” to remove all feral cats, to do so would be “pretty tricky”
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…
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