Feral cat cull: why the 2 million target is on scientifically shaky ground
- Written by Tim Doherty, Research Fellow, Deakin University
The government's target to kill 2 million feral cats sounds impressive, but lacks scientific rigour.Author provided
The Australian government’s target of killing 2 million feral cats by 2020 attracted significant public interest and media attention when it was unveiled in 2015.
But in our new research, published today in Conservation Letters,...
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