Cats pose a real threat to native animals in Australia, but finding a one-size-fits-all approach is proving tricky.

Scientists in Australia watched the feed from trail cameras set up throughout a wildlife sanctuary. They were looking for “feral” cats — but the “notorious” animal that passed by left ...

In 1938, zoologist Ellis Le Geyt Troughton mourned that Australia's "gentle and specialized creatures" were "unable to cope ...

Conservation scientists from UNSW Sydney have used DNA technology to identify feral cats as the primary predators responsible for the deaths of reintroduced native animals at two conservation ...

The government estimates that feral cats kill over 1.5 billion native mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs, as well as 1.1 billion invertebrates, every year, the equivalent of around seven million each ...

Feral cats not only pose a risk to Australian wildlife, they can kill livestock too. Merino wool grower Barbara Linnley said feral cats were a real threat to her sheep. "One year we had a lot of ...

The years and millions of dollars already spent trying to eradicate the killer pest may go to waste if action isn't taken soon.

University of Queensland research has found evidence-based, nonlethal cat management strategies save lives, reduce stray ...

The years and millions of dollars already spent trying to eradicate the killer pest may go to waste if action isn't taken soon.