The Australian authorities has announce " warfare " on its feral cat universe . Federal Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt announced that two million feral cats will be kill to save Australia ’s menace wildlife . Thethreatened specie strategywas harbinger at Melbourne Zoo on Thursday .
Cats were firstintroducedto the continent in the seventeenth and 19th centuries by settler . Since then , the universe of raging big cat has ballooned to at least15 million . These savage African tea have threatened the survival of over100 aboriginal speciesin Australia and contributed to the extinction of at least27 mammal species .
“ Over time , plant and brute that once thrived on our continent have been pushed to the brink . We need to maltreat in , for their sake and for ours , ” say Greg Hunt in astatement . “ That means humane culling of one of our wildlife ’s uncollectible enemies – feral computerized axial tomography . ”
The scheme will pursue a “ science - based approach ” by using grounds - based decision making , set out light actions and building partnerships . In the next five years , the administration aims to pluck two million feral Arabian tea by using poisonous substance decoy and working with local governments to scale up cat eradication and management programs . Hunt desire to also " harness " the power of citizen science with a new app that will record feral cat-o'-nine-tails sightings across the country .
The government will build 10 cat - free good havens for species most at risk , apply control measures across 10 million hectare of open landscape and interfere in emergency . The governing commit $ 6.6 million to the labor , but areencouragingothers who are passionate “ for the bush and its wildlife to contribute as well . ”
Hunt announced the first 10 mammal that have been identified for “ antecedency action , ” which includes the numbat , mala and mountain Pigmy - opossum . Ten birds will also be prioritise , which include the helmeted honeyeater , hooded plover , and eastern bristlebird .
[ H / T : The Guardian ]
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