tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708258683294269863.post2027301185982843290..comments2024-03-28T17:18:04.873+10:00Comments on sunshinecoastbirds: Feral Cat Kills Critically Endangered Night ParrotGreg Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17128471435023525995noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708258683294269863.post-33160918696401833882015-09-02T12:00:20.441+10:002015-09-02T12:00:20.441+10:00Interesting that we should be culling the cats. I ...Interesting that we should be culling the cats. I appreciate they kill native animals but their presence is now the status quo - the night parrots have survived their presence for 100+ years. Disaster usually follows human interventions that precipitate radical ecological change within short time frames. Granted, cats seem linked to many species' demise and this is probably the right course of action, but has consideration been given to the alternative - that somehow cats are now integral to the night parrot's survival? (To spare the inevitable question of how this could be so - what if cats are keeping another species at bay; for example, one that might be a proficient hunter of parrot eggs?) I would love to think that some parrots would be retrieved and entered into a breeding program. We did it with the Lord Howe Island stick insect. We even capitalised on the Wollemi Pine through sales. Other indigenous parrots are in the pet trade. Better, perhaps, to build a large population base, even if captive, than risk losing the species altogether? I believe freshwater fish enthusiasts have preserved some Queensland native species that are now extinct in the wild, in this way.youcantryreachingmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055882153556662571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708258683294269863.post-48939649936775062272015-08-10T20:51:52.043+10:002015-08-10T20:51:52.043+10:00We need not only cat eradication but also an anti-...We need not only cat eradication but also an anti-cat culture in Australia if we're to protect our fast-disappearing wildlife. E.g., no TV shows about cats (please take note Channel 7), plain packaging with warnings about threats to wildlife on all cat food, cat traps to be readily available locally. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708258683294269863.post-62667866303452185412015-02-20T05:38:41.073+10:002015-02-20T05:38:41.073+10:00Something much more significant must be done to el...Something much more significant must be done to eliminate feral cats. This is sickening. And I love cats. Indoor cats.ken archambaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14588556521055592264noreply@blogger.com