Tackling feral cat impacts

Feral cat captured by a remote sensing camera and carrying a bandicoot. Image credit: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

Southwest regions of Western Australia will share in $500,000 worth of grants under round two of the State Government’s Feral Cat Management Program. 

They are the  Gillamii Centre, Conservation Australia and Lower Blackwood Land Conservation District Committee. 

So far, the program has invested $1 million in eight projects, with a further $500,000 to be made available next year. The investment forms part of the Government’s five-year Feral Cat Management Strategy. 

Feral cats are the most destructive single species in Australia. It’s estimated that cats  across the nation kill a staggering 3 million mammals, 1.7 million reptiles, 1 million birds, 2.8 million invertebrates and 337,000 frogs every day, with just one feral cat thought to be able to kill more than 700 small animals every year.