In recent years, Australia has been facing a major ecological crisis. The country’s cat population, both feral and pet, poses a serious threat to its native animals. According to The Guardian, cats ...

The feral (or stray) cat population in Australia is growing, and its effects are far-reaching. According to NPR, feral cats “kill more than 1.5 billion native mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs as ...

Hordes of feral cats terrorizing native species in Australia could be combatted using a special type of genetic engineering, scientists have suggested. The feral cats now number over six million, and ...

The Australian government is looking for public feedback on a plan to tackle one of the country's most hairy issues: stray cats. Stray cats — or "feral" cats, as they're called by Australian officials ...

Experts say that since the overpopulation of both affects native wildlife similarly, the country should use the same strategies in managing them. By Julia Bergin The Australia Letter is a weekly ...

Cats prey on hundreds of threatened, endangered species, with scientists categorizing felines as part of the most “problematic invasive species in the world,” according to a new study. In an ...

Feral cats have long been recognized as a major threat to the continent’s native wildlife. But now the government is also exploring ways to rein in domestic cats. By Yan Zhuang The Australia Letter is ...

Exotic species such as pythons, Asian carp and cane toads often dominate the invasive species discourse. Few biological invaders, however, have wreaked as much ecological havoc as one of our most ...