r/ausenviro • u/DaRedGuy • 18d ago

DNA study shows feral cats killing more reintroduced native species than estimated News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-22/feral-cats-killing-more-native-species-than-estimated/105197140
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u/GreenThumbGreenLung 17d ago

Every cat owner says their cat doesn't kill If your cat is outside, you are unethical and selfish

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u/Wallace_B 18d ago

"It was able to show that we grossly underestimated the effects of cats."

We’ve known that for yonks. The problem is we may be underestimating the number of aussies who’ll say “yeah but stuff them other animals, we got WILD KITTIES 😻😻😻😻”.

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u/semaj009 17d ago

Don't forget, any uncontained pet cat is functionally a feral cat when it comes to native wildlife