Facts about Impact of Feral Cats on Australian Wildlife
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Eradication programs on Australian islands, such as Macquarie Island, have demonstrated that removing feral cats allows native seabird and reptile populations to recover.
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The greater bilby and several other small native marsupials have experienced severe population declines directly attributed to predation by feral cats.
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Introduced to Australia by European settlers, feral cats have been linked to the extinction of several native mammal species since colonization.
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Australia's feral cat population is estimated to occupy nearly the entire continent, making it one of the most widespread invasive predators in the country's history.
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Feral cats in Australia are estimated to kill millions of native animals every night, threatening numerous mammal, bird, and reptile species.