Domestic and feral cats are the same species and have an instinct to catch live prey, which is having a devastating impact on native species such as small marsupials and reptiles, the Western Pygmy and Honey Possums, Dunnarts and possibly the Red-tailed Phascogale. These are not adapted to cope with such a predator.
The government has been baiting over a long period in the areas it manages, but this program increases the baiting area five-fold and is unique in targeting cats, rabbits and foxes at once.
The project will take place over five years, 40,000 hectares and enlist 17 local farmers.