Threatened Species Commissioner Sally Box welcomed the release of the guide.
“Every year cats have a huge impact on Australian native animals,” Dr Box said.
“Mitigating the threat of invasive species, such as feral cats, needs innovative and technical solutions that can be used at scale.
“It also involves supporting the efforts of private landholders, leaseholders and volunteers to manage invasive species on their lands to achieve positive outcomes for biodiversity conservation and primary production.”
Every day, feral cats take an average of 3.1 million mammals, 1.1 million birds and 1.8 million reptiles.
Recent research from the Federal Government’s National Environmental Science Program found the pest also transmits diseases to other animals including livestock, costing the agricultural industry up to $12 million each year.
The free guide provides information about the impacts of feral cats and lays out tools for land managers to plan their control actions in accordance with their state or territory legislation.
The guide was developed by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions with funding provided from the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment and the South Australian Northern and Yorke Landscape Board through funding from the National Landcare Program.
The Glovebox Guide for Managing Feral Catspestsmart.org.au/pest-animals/glovebox-guides-order-form and other pest animal management guides are available to download and order at:
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