01-15-2026, 04:30 PM
After the devastating wildfires of 2020 large areas of Kangaroo Island were burnt. That made the surviving wildlife extremely vulnerable to feral cats.
Right after the fire a cat proof fence was put up to protect wildlife and give them a chance to recover. There has been a 90% recovery of the wildlife species in the area.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/endanger...oof-fence/
This is an incredible recovery. It has only been a matter of years. They did start the fence as soon as they could.
If we intervene in a timely manner, we can save things.
I am wondering if there are other places where cat proof fences would help.
There are a lot of places with feral cat problems. We have not really figured out how to handle the cat problem. It would help if we could protect wildlife,
like ground nesting parrots. it might be worth a try.
Right after the fire a cat proof fence was put up to protect wildlife and give them a chance to recover. There has been a 90% recovery of the wildlife species in the area.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/endanger...oof-fence/
This is an incredible recovery. It has only been a matter of years. They did start the fence as soon as they could.
If we intervene in a timely manner, we can save things.
I am wondering if there are other places where cat proof fences would help.
There are a lot of places with feral cat problems. We have not really figured out how to handle the cat problem. It would help if we could protect wildlife,
like ground nesting parrots. it might be worth a try.
Catherine


