Remote cameras are used throughout the Peninsula to detect feral cats and threatened species to direct control efforts. If you are on the Dudley Peninsula and would like to have a look at the control options we hope to use, or fill in the form in advance of us arriving near you, please let us know.Ĭontrol work is progressing across the Dudley Peninsula using a variety of techniques. A permission form outlines the methods we hope to use and the advantages of each. In May 2020 the eradication of feral cats across the Dudley Peninsula began, starting from the very eastern end (at Cape Willoughby).Īs the team progresses westward, permission is sought from landholders to access their land to control cats using a variety of techniques. (Image: Rosie Hohnen) How are we eradicating feral cats? Hooded plover (eastern) Thinornis rubricollis rubricollis (Vulnerable)įeral cats also spread livestock diseases (Sarcocystis and Toxoplasmosis) that have a huge impact on primary production and profitability, causing substantial economic cost to the Kangaroo Island sheep industry.įor more information click here to watch a video which explains the detrimental impact feral cats are having on Kangaroo Island’s wildlife and primary industries.įollow the links to ABC Landline and ABC News for their stories on the Feral Cat Eradication Program.Ĭaptured feral cat.Southern brown bandicoot Isoodon obesuelus (Endangered).Kangaroo Island echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus multiaculeatus (Endangered).
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