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"Australia has close to 3,000 invasive alien species estimated to cost Australia ... vertebrates in terms of biodiversity impacts are feral cats on land, and European carp in our rivers," he ...

The feral cats came to Australia as an invasive species via European colonizers and are responsible for the deaths of millions of native animals. Feral cats are estimated to kill around 3 million ...

Feral cats kill more than 1.5 billion native mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs each year. (University of South Australia) Red imported fire ants could cost Australia $22 billion by the 2040s.

Controlling feral cat populations through measures such as trapping, baiting, and culling has cost over $18 billion, making them the most expensive invasive species in Australia.

To be designated an “invasive alien species,” cats needed ... political analysis The problems with feral cats are harder to control. In Australia, where invasive cats are likely an even ...

they are actually classified as an invasive species. Feral cats have been "incredibly devastating" to native animals in Australia, said West Australia Environment Minister Reece Whitby ...

(via Kyle Hill) Over the last few decades, feral cats have grown to be one of the single largest disruptive invasive species in urban environments. With millions of feral cats and not enough food to ...

It is this natural disposition towards stalking and pursuit, coupled with the feline ability to reproduce quickly, that has ...