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Feral and domestic cats kill more than a billion mammals each year in Australia.(Supplied: Hugh McGregor/Arid Recovery)

Pet or pest, or both

Animals — Us and them? The cat catastrophe – pet or pest?  ABC RN|Program: Big Ideas. 
Presented by, Natasha Mitchell  25 Feb 2025. 
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/bigideas/the-cat-catastrophe-pet-or-pest-/104899540 

Cherished companions, or cunning predators? Cats kill five million native animals in Australia every day — so how can we better manage our feline friends?
This event was recorded at the University of Tasmania.

Speakers:
Alex Patton, Invasive species ecologist and PhD candidate, University of Tasmania;
Noel Hunt, CEO, Ten Lives Cat Centre;
Dr Catherine “Cat” Young, Biodiversity coordinator, NRM South;
Dr Tiana Pirtle (host), Conservation officer, Invasive Species Council.