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Cat Resources: Feral, Stray and Domestic

In Australia, outdoor cats/ feral cats take a wide variety of native species of mammals, birds and reptiles causing a significant impact on native populations.
Locally the potential management of this threat is being investigated by the Albany and Surrounds Feral Cat Working Group with representative from local catchment groups, government, vets, community members etc. and they recommend the following literature to answer your particular cat questions. To contact our Oyster Harbour Catchment Group Rep. please email Jenni via​jenni.loveland@ohcg.org.au
Domestic Cat Resources
Journal Article: Kays, R., Dunn, R.R., Parsons, A.W., Mcdonald, B., Perkins, T., Powers, S.A., Shell, L., McDonald, J.L., Cole, H., Kikillus, H. and Woods, L., 2019. The small home ranges and large local ecological impacts of pet cats. Animal Conservation.
  • Media release summarizing above project: https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/cats-kill-up-10-times-more-wildlife-than-natural-predators-so-keep-them-indoors/
Journal Article: Legge Sarah, Woinarski John C. Z., Dickman Chris R., Murphy Brett P., Woolley Leigh-Ann, Calver Mike C. (2020) We need to worry about Bella and Charlie: the impacts of pet cats on Australian wildlife. Wildlife Research , 
  • Media release about this study and others:  https://theconversation.com/one-cat-one-year-110-native-animals-lock-up-your-pet-its-a-killing-machine-138412
  • See associated youtube summary video https://youtu.be/ytZM3Tm_oQc
RSPCA Australia Guide on keeping your cat safe and happy at home 
RSPCA Advice for Deterring Neighbouring Cats from Visiting Your Garden
A good brochure to look at for a study done in Alice springs on pet cats wandering more than the owners thought.
https://wildlife.lowecol.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/Where-is-Your-Cat-Now-Final.pdf
Update version
https://wildlife.lowecol.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/Domestic-Cat-Monitoring-and-Awareness-LFW.pdf

Threatened Species Recovery Hub Media Release
How many cats?
Feral cats cover over 99.8% of Australia
Cats kill more than 1.5 billion native animals per year in Australia
The unnoticed toll of cats on reptiles
Cats are killing millions of Australia’s birds
Cats kill more than one million Australian birds per day
Feral cats and clearing
Fire leads to spike in invasive predators
Fire, the fox and the feral cat
Public preferences for fox and cat control in Western Australia
Cost of cat-borne pathogens 

Commonwealth Government
Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Energy (CDOE) Feral Cats page 
CDOE Threat Abatement Plan for Predation by Feral Cats 
CDOE Factsheet: Tackling feral cats and their impacts FAQs 
WA Government and Organisations WA DPIRD Feral Cats page
WA DPIRD Feral Cat Policy Statement (download)
WA DPIRD Feral Cat Q&As (download)
WA DBCA Western Shield
WA Government declares feral cats a pest animal
WA Cat Act 2011
WALGA Pest Animal Biosecurity Management Forum: Managing Feral Cats
Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) 

PESTSMART
PESTSMART Feral Cats info
PESTSMART FeralScan Cat Map
FeralScan App – How to Download, Install, join ASFCWG Group

Australian Animal Welfare Strategy, humane control of feral cats
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Model code of practice for the humane control of feral cats
Feral cat – humaneness matrix
Humaneness matrices
Cage trapping of feral cats followed by destruction
Cage trapping of feral cats (with transport) followed by destruction
Control of feral cats with CURIOSITY® paraaminopropiophenone (PAPP) baits

Other
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West Cape Howe National Park 2019 Fox and Feral Cat Monitoring and Control Program Report For Torbay Catchment Group
AWC: Innovative feral cat and fox research extended to two new sites 
Felixer Cat Grooming Trap 
ABC Landline episode on feral cats 
RSPCA: What is Trap-Neuter-Return and is it an appropriate strategy for the management of unowned cats?
PETA discusses Australia’s Feral Cat Problem
Toxoplasmosis: how feral cats kill wildlife without lifting a paw
Cats are not scared off by dingoes
Why Trap-Neuter-Return is not an ethical solution for stray cat management

Articles on cats traveling large distances and pet cats being monitored on scat and travel from home.
https://www.australianwildlife.org/feral-cat-travels-170km/  
https://wildlife.lowecol.com.au/projects/cat-monitoring/
https://www.australianwildlife.org/feral-predator-control-for-life-beyond-the-fence/
 
 Indigenous people hunting cats in the start of the video in this article are at Kiwirrkurra. 
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-03/two-million-feral-cats-to-be-culled-in-australia/12620428    
 
We acknowledge the Minang and Koreng people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live. We pay our respects to the Elders, past, present, and emerging and to the wider Noongar community. 

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Our Groups Story >
      • Meet our Committee of Volunteers
      • Meet Our Staff
      • Our Fellow Community Groups
    • Catchment History
    • Natural Resources
    • Threats >
      • Erosion
      • Cats: Feral, Stray and Domestic
      • Feral Rodents
      • Invasive Plants
    • Natural Wonders >
      • Lakes and Wetlands
      • Biodiversity >
        • Seagrass meadows
        • Spiders
        • Western Ringtail Possum
  • PROJECTS
    • Regional Landcare Program
    • Looking Forward, Looking Back: farm planning
    • "uPtake" fertiliser trial
    • Healthy Estuaries WA >
      • Nutrient Mapping
    • Taking Past Learnings into the Future
    • Ranges Link
    • Past Projects
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Membership
    • Newsletter
    • Citizen Science and other volunteering opportunities >
      • Annual Western Ringtail Possum tally
    • Albany and Surrounds Feral Cat Working Group >
      • Albany and Surrounds Cat Blog
    • Accuspread Field Day Registration
    • Red Card Feral Animal Shoot >
      • Team Registration
    • Grazer Matcher
  • CONTACT US
  • RESOURCES
    • For Youth and the Youthful at Heart