【報道】固有種25種を絶滅させた「無慈悲なキラー」ノネコ狩りに挑むオーストラリア2024年10月16日Hankyoreh
ノネコによって，在来種が毎年15億頭の数姿を消し 80種が絶滅危惧種または絶滅の恐れ
概要
オーストラリアのニューサウスウェールズ州が、ノネコの個体数調節のために狙撃手で構成された駆除チームを結成したと、14日（現地時間）外国メディアが報じた。
ガーディアンやオーストラリアのABCなどは、ニューサウスウェールズ州政府がノネコ専門の駆除チームを設置したと報じた。
専門の狙撃手5人で構成された駆除チームは、州西部全域の国立公園でノネコの個体数を調節する役割を担当する。オーストラリアの全地域でノネコの狩猟は合法だが、州政府が専門チームまで設けたのは今回が初めて。
（詳細は下記URLをご覧ください）
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/89c51390583c85f91067d969d4335768020fc19f
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The Gurdian int
Mon 14 Oct 2024 02.44 BST
Shooters to target feral cats in NSW national parks amid boom in population
Invasive
Species Council says 5 million native mammals, birds, reptiles and
frogs are killed by feral and roaming pet cats a day in Australia.
A five-person team of expert shooters will soon target feral cats in New South Wales national parks as the state steps up efforts to control the pest animals.
The intensive ground operation is being deployed in response to increased cat numbers, according to National Parks and Wildlife Service deputy secretary, Atticus Fleming.
“Intensive,
well-targeted ground shooting operations will now be part of an
enhanced strategy including trials of cat baits, deployment of
innovative cat traps, establishing large feral-cat free areas and
exploring genetic controls,” he said in a statement.
（詳細は下記URL参照）
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/14/nsw-feral-cats-national-parks-invasive-species-council
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Feral cats to be culled by specialist ground shooting team in NSW national parks
ABC net Mon 14 Oct
In short:
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service has launched its first-ever dedicated feral cat control team.
Feral cats are the cause of an estimated 1.5 billion native animal deaths per year Australia-wide.
What's next?
The new teams will be based in either Dubbo, Bourke or Broken Hill.
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The Latest Australian “Threat Abatement Plan” for Cats
April 014, 2024
By Andrew Rowan, DPhil
Following the release on September 4, 2023, of a report by IPBES on the adverse impact of invasive alien species on global biodiversity, the Australian Government announced that it was again “declaring war” on cats (the Government declared war on cats in 2015, pledging to kill two million feral cats and develop various other programs and projects to protect native wildlife from cat predation). This latest Threat Abatement Plan for cats was reportedly produced after extensive consultation. However, the Australian RSPCA noted that the Taskforce on Invasive Species (of which the RSPCA is a member) only learned about the new plan on the day it was released. Meanwhile, the Invasive Species Council complained that the 2015 “war on cats” was never adequately funded and recommended greater government support for this new “war.”
（詳細は下記URL参照）
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Federal government declares 'war' on feral cats with new action plan open for feedback
By Patrick Bell
Thu 7 Sep 2023
（詳細は下記URL参照）
