![]() ![]() We recommend that at least two methods of monitoring cats be implemented to prevent erroneous conclusions.įeral cats ( Felis catus), cats that live in the wild and can survive without human reliance or contact, are recognised as a key threatening process to native species in Australia and around the world. Track counts recorded significantly more feral cats than camera traps and were cheaper to implement. Post-baiting surveys then recorded 3.6 and 3.0 cats/100 km, respectively, which still equates to a 35% and 32% reduction in cat activity. Pre-baiting surveys for 20 suggested that the population of feral cats on Matuwa was very low, at 5.5 and 4.4 cats/100 km, respectively, which is well below our target threshold of 10 cats/100 km. ![]() Significantly fewer cats were captured in 2020 ( n = 8) compared to 2019 ( n = 126). Additionally, we report on the recovery of the feral cat population and the efficacy of subsequent Eradicat ® aerial baiting programs following 12 months of intensive feral cat control in 2019. ![]() We analysed the cost and the efficacy of monitoring the pre- and post-bait abundance of feral cats via camera-traps or track counts using four years of data from the Matuwa Indigenous Protected Area. Feral cats are difficult to manage and harder to monitor. ![]()
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