The feral (or stray) cat population in Australia is growing, and its effects are far-reaching. According to NPR, feral cats “kill more than 1.5 billion native mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs as ...

Tanya Plibersek, Australia's Minister for the Environment and Water, declared "war" on feral cats officials say harm other species and carry... The Australian government is looking for public feedback ...

Experts say that since the overpopulation of both affects native wildlife similarly, the country should use the same strategies in managing them. By Julia Bergin The Australia Letter is a weekly ...

Trail cameras monitoring “feral” cats at Bowra Sanctuary recorded the park’s first sighting of a brushtail possum in a decade, photos show. Photo from the Australian Wildlife Conservancy Scientists in ...

On Christmas Island, a tropical paradise renowned for its unique wildlife and dense jungles, a critical battle is being fought against an unlikely foe: feral cats. These invasive predators pose a ...

The number of native animals being killed by feral cats could have been "grossly underestimated" across Australia, according to researchers using DNA testing. DNA collected on dead native animals that ...

Managing feral cat populations may help reduce the spread of the parasite T. gondii among humans and animals. (Getty Images) A new analysis suggests that wild, stray, and feral cats living in areas ...

Erick Smith, full-time ecologist and co-owner of Kestrel Ecological Services, said cats are an invasive species, and he’s ...

A nationwide program has traced how foxes spread from south-eastern Australia to as far away as the Pilbara in just 70 years, ...

You might think evolution is glacially slow. At a species level, that's true. But evolution happens every time organisms produce offspring. The everyday mixing of genes—combined with mutations—throws ...

"Reduces the risk of extinction." Experts thrilled as trail camera captures images of incredibly rare creature: 'Encouraging' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The Australian government is looking for public feedback on a plan to tackle one of the country's most hairy issues: stray cats. Stray cats — or "feral" cats, as they're called by Australian officials ...