‘Finish line in sight’ for world-leading cat eradication on Kangaroo Island
An estimated 150 remain on the Dudley Peninsula, separated from the rest of the island by an electric fence.Last year, a dwindling budget forced the landscape board to focus on maintaining gains rather than making progress. It would require state legislation to take effect, he added.Advertisement“We’re not going in to get rid of Granny’s cat, we know people like their cats, and the end of family cats particularly in towns is a long way off,” Pengilly said. “It’s something that has to be on the radar in the long term to make the place cat free.”Farmer Jayne Bates says community support for feral cat eradication on Kangaroo Island is high.Janie BarrettKangaroo Island is Australia’s next biggest after Tasmania and the Northern Territory’s Melville Island.
- ▪An estimated 150 remain on the Dudley Peninsula, separated from the rest of the island by an electric fence.Last year, a dwindling budget forced the landscape board to focus on maintaining gains rather than making progress.
- ▪It would require state legislation to take effect, he added.Advertisement“We’re not going in to get rid of Granny’s cat, we know people like their cats, and the end of family cats particularly in towns is a long way off,” Pengilly said.
- ▪“It’s something that has to be on the radar in the long term to make the place cat free.”Farmer Jayne Bates says community support for feral cat eradication on Kangaroo Island is high.Janie BarrettKangaroo Island is Australia’s next biggest
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