You might think evolution is glacially slow. At a species level, that's true. But evolution happens every time organisms produce offspring. The everyday mixing of genes—combined with mutations—throws ...

Australia is a world away from the United States. Ask a typical American for details about Australia, and he or she may recollect three familiar items: sheep, kangaroos, or rabbits. Today, Australia’s ...

Australia may use genetic technology to wipe out its six million feral cats. By introducing "genetic biocontrol options," the country could help save its native wildlife and eradicate the invasive ...

Australia's federal government is once again in the spotlight for a years-old plan to cull 2 million feral cats by 2020, this time after details emerged about the reported use of poison-laced sausages ...

These 1,000-pound creatures travel in large herds and can smell water miles away. Now, the race is on to stop them from inundating Australia’s fragile ecosystems—one camel burger at a time. Weighing ...

Feral cats now cover 99.8 percent of the land in Australia, according to a new study published in the journal of Biological Conservation — which is about one cat every four square kilometers. The ...

New Zealand Journal of Ecology, Vol. 7 (1984), pp. 85-93 (9 pages) Goats were liberated on Raoul Island early in the 19th century. Attempts to eliminate the goats commenced in 1937 and have accounted ...

Feral cats cover over 99.8 percent of Australia's land area, including almost 80 percent of the area of our islands. These are just some of the findings of new research which looks at the number of ...

Outdoor cats are feasting on the reptiles of Australia, and conservationists are concerned about the toll their snacking habits might take on the country's biodiversity. Feral cats kill, on average, 1 ...