Cats kill a staggering 1.7 billion native animals each year, and threaten at least 120 species with extinction. Five experts analyse a parliamentary report on the problem.
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The first Threatened Species Strategy fizzled out last year without making a big difference to conservation. With the next strategy due to roll out this year, let’s look at what needs to change.
Breeding cats for exaggerated facial features might have hindered our ability to understand them.
Different animals have different ways of showing they’re happy. Their behaviours aren’t as straightforward as you might think.
Alleviating separation anxiety is about changing the owner’s behavior, too.
There are a host of stage musicals set for film adaptation in the coming year and they are sure to draw big
When cats were introduced to Australia, they brought several diseases with them. These diseases are taking a big toll on human health and the economy — but there are things we can do.
Since women see men who own pets more favorably, you’d think online daters with cats in their profile pics would get more matches…
Compassionate conservationists believe no animal should be killed in the name of conservation. This idea is a death knell for Australia’s native species.
Yes, your cat can get coronavirus, but here’s why you don’t need to worry too much.
Framing cats as responsible for declines in biodiversity is based on faulty scientific logic and fails to account for the real culprit – human activity.
Small mammals in northern Australia have been rapidly vanishing for the last 30 years, and scientists weren’t sure why. Now, a major new study found feral livestock are largely to blame.
The Kangaroo Island dunnart was listed as critically endangered before fires ripped through 95% of its habitat. Those that survived the fires now face the threat of feral cats.
Your faithful friend’s view of the world is different than yours, but maybe not in the way you imagine.
If long-nosed potoroos can co-exist with one of the world’s most deadly predators, then it’s time we rethink our conservation strategies.
Roaming pet cats kill 390 million animals per year in Australia. But keeping cats inside (or contained outside) 24/7 can actually be in their best interest.
The conventional view is that Madagascar has no native cats. Yet, cats are plentiful.
Roaming pet cats kill 390 million animals per year in Australia. Most of the animals are native to Australia.
Ownerless cats may find it harder to find food scraps with restaurants closed during the coronavirus crisis. Given social distancing rules, is it okay to go outside to feed them?
Biologists capture and collar coyotes in urban Los Angeles in order to study the effectiveness of ‘hazing’ as a wildlife management tool.
Top contributors
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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor Emeritus in Terrestrial Ecology, University of Sydney
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Visiting Research Fellow, Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Nottingham Trent University
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Veterinary Internist (Specialist), University of Sydney
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Jaana Dielenberg is a Friend of The Conversation.
University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor in Biological Sciences, Murdoch University
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Associate Lecturer, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Fellow, Keele University
