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  • Stopping feral cats in their tracks, a toolbox approach to cat control on Bruny Island

    MEDIA RELEASE Bruny Island, renowned for its stunning landscapes and rich biodiversity, is grappling with a significant threat to its…

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  • Managing a northern migration: How Felixer traps on north Bruny Island can help control feral cat movement from the island’s south.

    MEDIA RELEASE Following years of targeted control of feral and stray cats on north Bruny Island, it is estimated that…

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    Cats Under Control on Bruny Island: Celebrating a Successful 5-Year Project

    NRM South’s five-year project to control cats on Bruny Island wrapped up at the end of June 2023. We’d like…

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  • Insights from Contemporary Feral Cat Control Trials on Bruny Island: A Step Towards Preserving Biodiversity in a Critical Habitat

    Three contemporary feral cat control trials on Bruny Island have provided valuable insights into locally appropriate methods to control a…

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  • Experiences from the field – lending support to an Aboriginal trainee ranger

    Nicole King joined the South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation as a trainee ranger in 2022, with support from NRM South…

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  • MEDIA RELEASE: Keeping Bruny Island wildlife safe from roaming cats – how you can help

    Planning to head to Bruny Island this summer? Keep an eye out for new signage at the Kettering ferry terminal…

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  • Tracking feral cats and eastern quolls with GPS technology

    Letting the cat out of the bag is something most people try and avoid but Matt Pauza, a wildlife biologist…

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  • Community update for Bruny cats project – August 21

    The first community update for NRM South’s ‘Priority actions for eastern quolls on north Bruny Island’ is now up online….

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    MEDIA RELEASE: Cat trapping underway in Bruny’s shearwater colonies

    An important phase of NRM South’s ‘Priority actions for Eastern Quolls on north Bruny Island’ project has commenced. Feral cat…

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  • Protecting Bruny Island’s quolls through cat control

    Feral cats have contributed to the extinction of at least 22 Australian mammal species since colonisation and are continuing to…

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    MEDIA RELEASE: A new cat facility for Bruny – purrfectly positioned

    Cat welfare and native wildlife on Bruny Island are set to benefit from the opening of a cat management facility….

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  • Bruny cats and the by-law; a positive community cattitude!

    On Tasmania’s Bruny Island, resident cat owners and visitors are learning about their responsibilities under the recently introduced Bruny Island…

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    Stage 2 Bruny Island cat control project underway

    For more information about this project, visit our webpage: http://nrmsouth.org.au/eastern-quoll-bruny-island/ NRM South is pleased to announce that the second stage…

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