In 2016, NSW began fencing feral cats and foxes out of three reserves; 10 years later, 13 locally extinct species had returned, some after 100+ years, and were breeding again
- Feral catsThirteen native animal species that had become locally extinct in New South Wales have returned and started breeding again across three major conservation reserves.
- The recovery comes a decade after state authorities built large predator-proof fences to keep out feral cats and foxes.
- The results come from a 10-year conservation partnership involving the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, and the University of New South Wales Wild Deserts program.
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- Feral catsThirteen native animal species that had become locally extinct in New South Wales have returned and started breeding again across three major conservation reserves.
- The recovery comes a decade after state authorities built large predator-proof fences to keep out feral cats and foxes.
- The results come from a 10-year conservation partnership involving the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, and the University of New South Wales Wild Deserts program.
Sources: Times of India