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Tango0109 Jan 2017 12:11 p.m. PST

"Feral cats cover over 99.8% of Australia's land area, including almost 80% of the area of our islands.

These are just some of the findings of new research which looks at the number of feral cats in Australia.

The research was undertaken by over 40 of Australia's top environmental scientists and brings together evidence from nearly 100 separate studies across the country.

"Australia's total feral cat population fluctuates between 2.1 million when times are lean, up to 6.3 million when widespread rain results in plenty of available prey," said Dr Sarah Legge from The University of Queensland…"
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Personal logo Parzival Supporting Member of TMP09 Jan 2017 12:22 p.m. PST

You can't swing a dead cat in that continent without hitting a live one!

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Cerdic09 Jan 2017 12:35 p.m. PST

99.8%? Aussies must barely have room to move!

Zargon09 Jan 2017 2:43 p.m. PST

Good tucker Mate?

Personal logo 20thmaine Supporting Member of TMP09 Jan 2017 5:44 p.m. PST

Careful where you tread.

Nick Bowler09 Jan 2017 6:41 p.m. PST

I saw a documentary on some aboriginals who went out to hunt cat for food. Basically, in the outback you can run them down -- they dont have enough stamina to keep running, and no trees to climb.

Tango0111 Jan 2017 11:30 a.m. PST

Poor cats!…


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