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The plan to lock up pet cats
Manage episode 438356632 series 3382682
Cats are killing Australia’s wildlife at such an alarming rate that governments around the country are working on a major crackdown.
The draft management plan focuses mainly on feral felines, but domestic cats, let out of the house to roam are also recognised as a problem.
In some council areas, felines would be forced to be securely enclosed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Today, Sarah Legge, a leading researcher in the field who’s worked with the federal government on its plan.
Featured:
Sarah Legge, wildlife ecologist and professor at Charles Darwin University
252 episodes
Manage episode 438356632 series 3382682
Cats are killing Australia’s wildlife at such an alarming rate that governments around the country are working on a major crackdown.
The draft management plan focuses mainly on feral felines, but domestic cats, let out of the house to roam are also recognised as a problem.
In some council areas, felines would be forced to be securely enclosed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Today, Sarah Legge, a leading researcher in the field who’s worked with the federal government on its plan.
Featured:
Sarah Legge, wildlife ecologist and professor at Charles Darwin University
252 episodes
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