Nonnative foxes and feral cats have wreaked havoc on Australia’s native wildlife despite interventions, so conservation biologist Katherine Moseby and her colleagues have tried teaching bilbies and rat kangaroos to fear and avoid cats. A study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology found the approach might work, and a larger test is underway.
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Why are small native animals easy prey for non-native introduced cats? Do you think evolution can be speeded up to “teach” these animals that cats are dangerous thus saving them?
