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While we see them as fluffy companions, domestic cats are one of the world’s most efficient killers, linked to over 60 global extinctions. This has widely contributed to “cat wars”—the tension between ...

Despite their enriching role in our lives, cats remain a devastating influence on native species around the world with their predatory instincts. When we think of the reasons why animal species go ...

Invasive predators, like cats and foxes, have wreaked havoc on native species across Australia, leading conservationists to build fenced-in havens. But now researchers are finding that some animals in ...

The Dudley Peninsula region of Australia’s Kangaroo Island is undertaking perhaps the most ambitious conservation project in existence. Officials are attempting to eradicate feral cats from the 93,000 ...

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