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DNA shows cats the culprits in killing of native animals

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Future releases of re-introduced native species might have to place greater emphasis on feral cat control, research by the University of NSW (UNSW) in Sydney has found.

Conservation scientists from UNSW used DNA technology to identify feral cats as the primary predators responsible for the deaths of reintroduced native animals at two conservation sites.

The finding fits in with research data tha...


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