Responsible cat ownership in Western Australia
17 July, 2025
The domestic cat (Felis catus) is a popular pet and companion animal across the world. Ownership is on the rise in Australia, with one in
The domestic cat (Felis catus) is a popular pet and companion animal across the world. Ownership is on the rise in Australia, with one in
The Invasive Species Council has today welcomed the release of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service’s new 10-year invasive species strategy.
A landmark study by UNSW released today has revealed the extraordinary impact of removing feral cats and foxes from a South Australian desert reserve – with small mammal populations inside the predator-free area up to 30 times higher than outside.
The Victorian National Parks Association, Invasive Species Council and Environment East Gippsland have slammed the Allan Government’s decision to open 130,000 hectares of Victoria’s Errinundra and Snowy River National Parks to seasonal deer hunting.
A narrow late-night vote in the NSW Upper House (20-19) has ensured the Minns Government’s controversial deal with the Shooters Party will now be scrutinised through a parliamentary inquiry.
The Invasive Species Council has slammed the NSW government’s support for the Shooters Party’s so-called Conservation Hunting Bill, warning that MPs are promoting a ‘biological delusion’.
The Invasive Species Council is urging the Minns Government to reject a dangerous and misleading Bill that would hand the hunting lobby a government-funded propaganda platform under the guise of ‘conservation’ and undermine effective feral animal management on state forests and crown land.
New government figures released today confirm a dramatic drop in the number of feral horses across the surveyed areas of Kosciuszko National Park, with the latest government estimates suggesting between 1,500 and 6,000 feral horses remain in the park.
The Invasive Species Council, Rabbit-Free Australia and the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions are calling on all parties to commit federal support to fast-track the next rabbit biocontrol virus, warning that vital research funding has dried up as the effectiveness of existing viruses fades.
Calls for all parties to seize a landmark opportunity to back 2 globally significant invasive species eradication programs in South Australia.
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the NSW government’s announcement today that it will review the outdated Companion Animals Act 1998 which currently prohibits Councils from being able to implement cat containment and curfews.
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the Minns government’s commitment to continue the removal of feral horses from Kosciuszko National Park and across NSW, including through aerial shooting.
The Invasive Species Council is calling on the NSW government to reject the Shooters Party’s latest attempt to undermine effective feral animal control in the state by wasting millions of dollars on bounty payments for some feral animals.
The Invasive Species Council expresses disappointment following the Queensland government’s unexpected withdrawal from what was shaping up to be a unanimous endorsement of an ambitious national plan to reduce the impact of feral cats on native wildlife.
Would you eat carp, deer or even camel? Eat the Invaders, a new ABC documentary series set to air in the new year and presented by Tony Armstrong, will invite Australians to reimagine invasive species as a ‘tasty solution’.
The domestic cat (Felis catus) is a popular pet and companion animal across the world. Ownership is on the rise in Australia, with one in
The Invasive Species Council has today welcomed the release of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service’s new 10-year invasive species strategy.
A landmark study by UNSW released today has revealed the extraordinary impact of removing feral cats and foxes from a South Australian desert reserve – with small mammal populations inside the predator-free area up to 30 times higher than outside.
The Victorian National Parks Association, Invasive Species Council and Environment East Gippsland have slammed the Allan Government’s decision to open 130,000 hectares of Victoria’s Errinundra and Snowy River National Parks to seasonal deer hunting.
A narrow late-night vote in the NSW Upper House (20-19) has ensured the Minns Government’s controversial deal with the Shooters Party will now be scrutinised through a parliamentary inquiry.
The Invasive Species Council has slammed the NSW government’s support for the Shooters Party’s so-called Conservation Hunting Bill, warning that MPs are promoting a ‘biological delusion’.
The Invasive Species Council is urging the Minns Government to reject a dangerous and misleading Bill that would hand the hunting lobby a government-funded propaganda platform under the guise of ‘conservation’ and undermine effective feral animal management on state forests and crown land.
New government figures released today confirm a dramatic drop in the number of feral horses across the surveyed areas of Kosciuszko National Park, with the latest government estimates suggesting between 1,500 and 6,000 feral horses remain in the park.
The Invasive Species Council, Rabbit-Free Australia and the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions are calling on all parties to commit federal support to fast-track the next rabbit biocontrol virus, warning that vital research funding has dried up as the effectiveness of existing viruses fades.
Calls for all parties to seize a landmark opportunity to back 2 globally significant invasive species eradication programs in South Australia.
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the NSW government’s announcement today that it will review the outdated Companion Animals Act 1998 which currently prohibits Councils from being able to implement cat containment and curfews.
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the Minns government’s commitment to continue the removal of feral horses from Kosciuszko National Park and across NSW, including through aerial shooting.
The Invasive Species Council is calling on the NSW government to reject the Shooters Party’s latest attempt to undermine effective feral animal control in the state by wasting millions of dollars on bounty payments for some feral animals.
The Invasive Species Council expresses disappointment following the Queensland government’s unexpected withdrawal from what was shaping up to be a unanimous endorsement of an ambitious national plan to reduce the impact of feral cats on native wildlife.
Would you eat carp, deer or even camel? Eat the Invaders, a new ABC documentary series set to air in the new year and presented by Tony Armstrong, will invite Australians to reimagine invasive species as a ‘tasty solution’.
The domestic cat (Felis catus) is a popular pet and companion animal across the world. Ownership is on the rise in Australia, with one in
The Invasive Species Council has today welcomed the release of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service’s new 10-year invasive species strategy.
A landmark study by UNSW released today has revealed the extraordinary impact of removing feral cats and foxes from a South Australian desert reserve – with small mammal populations inside the predator-free area up to 30 times higher than outside.
The Victorian National Parks Association, Invasive Species Council and Environment East Gippsland have slammed the Allan Government’s decision to open 130,000 hectares of Victoria’s Errinundra and Snowy River National Parks to seasonal deer hunting.
A narrow late-night vote in the NSW Upper House (20-19) has ensured the Minns Government’s controversial deal with the Shooters Party will now be scrutinised through a parliamentary inquiry.
The Invasive Species Council has slammed the NSW government’s support for the Shooters Party’s so-called Conservation Hunting Bill, warning that MPs are promoting a ‘biological delusion’.
The Invasive Species Council is urging the Minns Government to reject a dangerous and misleading Bill that would hand the hunting lobby a government-funded propaganda platform under the guise of ‘conservation’ and undermine effective feral animal management on state forests and crown land.
New government figures released today confirm a dramatic drop in the number of feral horses across the surveyed areas of Kosciuszko National Park, with the latest government estimates suggesting between 1,500 and 6,000 feral horses remain in the park.
The Invasive Species Council, Rabbit-Free Australia and the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions are calling on all parties to commit federal support to fast-track the next rabbit biocontrol virus, warning that vital research funding has dried up as the effectiveness of existing viruses fades.
Calls for all parties to seize a landmark opportunity to back 2 globally significant invasive species eradication programs in South Australia.
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the NSW government’s announcement today that it will review the outdated Companion Animals Act 1998 which currently prohibits Councils from being able to implement cat containment and curfews.
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the Minns government’s commitment to continue the removal of feral horses from Kosciuszko National Park and across NSW, including through aerial shooting.
The Invasive Species Council is calling on the NSW government to reject the Shooters Party’s latest attempt to undermine effective feral animal control in the state by wasting millions of dollars on bounty payments for some feral animals.
The Invasive Species Council expresses disappointment following the Queensland government’s unexpected withdrawal from what was shaping up to be a unanimous endorsement of an ambitious national plan to reduce the impact of feral cats on native wildlife.
Would you eat carp, deer or even camel? Eat the Invaders, a new ABC documentary series set to air in the new year and presented by Tony Armstrong, will invite Australians to reimagine invasive species as a ‘tasty solution’.
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Dear Project Team,
[YOUR PERSONALISED MESSAGE WILL APPEAR HERE.]
I support the amendment to the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan to allow our incredible National Parks staff to use aerial shooting as one method to rapidly reduce feral horse numbers. I want to see feral horse numbers urgently reduced in order to save the national park and our native wildlife that live there.
The current approach is not solving the problem. Feral horse numbers have rapidly increased in Kosciuszko National Park to around 18,000, a 30% jump in just the past 2 years. With the population so high, thousands of feral horses need to be removed annually to reduce numbers and stop our National Park becoming a horse paddock. Aerial shooting, undertaken humanely and safely by professionals using standard protocols, is the only way this can happen.
The government’s own management plan for feral horses states that ‘if undertaken in accordance with best practice, aerial shooting can have the lowest negative animal welfare impacts of all lethal control methods’.
This humane and effective practice is already used across Australia to manage hundreds of thousands of feral animals like horses, deer, pigs, and goats.
Trapping and rehoming of feral horses has been used in Kosciuszko National Park for well over a decade but has consistently failed to reduce the population, has delayed meaningful action and is expensive. There are too many feral horses in the Alps and not enough demand for rehoming for it to be relied upon for the reduction of the population.
Fertility control as a management tool is only effective for a small, geographically isolated, and accessible population of feral horses where the management outcome sought is to maintain the population at its current size. It is not a viable option to reduce the large and growing feral horse population in the vast and rugged terrain of Kosciuszko National Park.
Feral horses are trashing and trampling our sensitive alpine ecosystems and streams, causing the decline and extinction of native animals. The federal government’s Threatened Species Scientific Committee has stated that feral horses ‘may be the crucial factor that causes final extinction’ for 12 alpine species.
I recognise the sad reality that urgent and humane measures are necessary to urgently remove the horses or they will destroy the Snowies and the native wildlife that call the mountains home. I support a healthy national park where native species like the Corroboree Frog and Mountain Pygmy Possum can thrive.
Dear Project Team,
[YOUR PERSONALISED MESSAGE WILL APPEAR HERE.]
I support the amendment to the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan to allow our incredible National Parks staff to use aerial shooting as one method to rapidly reduce feral horse numbers. I want to see feral horse numbers urgently reduced in order to save the national park and our native wildlife that live there.
The current approach is not solving the problem. Feral horse numbers have rapidly increased in Kosciuszko National Park to around 18,000, a 30% jump in just the past 2 years. With the population so high, thousands of feral horses need to be removed annually to reduce numbers and stop our National Park becoming a horse paddock. Aerial shooting, undertaken humanely and safely by professionals using standard protocols, is the only way this can happen.
The government’s own management plan for feral horses states that ‘if undertaken in accordance with best practice, aerial shooting can have the lowest negative animal welfare impacts of all lethal control methods’.
This humane and effective practice is already used across Australia to manage hundreds of thousands of feral animals like horses, deer, pigs, and goats.
Trapping and rehoming of feral horses has been used in Kosciuszko National Park for well over a decade but has consistently failed to reduce the population, has delayed meaningful action and is expensive. There are too many feral horses in the Alps and not enough demand for rehoming for it to be relied upon for the reduction of the population.
Fertility control as a management tool is only effective for a small, geographically isolated, and accessible population of feral horses where the management outcome sought is to maintain the population at its current size. It is not a viable option to reduce the large and growing feral horse population in the vast and rugged terrain of Kosciuszko National Park.
Feral horses are trashing and trampling our sensitive alpine ecosystems and streams, causing the decline and extinction of native animals. The federal government’s Threatened Species Scientific Committee has stated that feral horses ‘may be the crucial factor that causes final extinction’ for 12 alpine species.
I recognise the sad reality that urgent and humane measures are necessary to urgently remove the horses or they will destroy the Snowies and the native wildlife that call the mountains home. I support a healthy national park where native species like the Corroboree Frog and Mountain Pygmy Possum can thrive.