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Cats could be a significant threat to Australia's endangered Carnaby’s cockatoo because they reduce the survival of adult breeding females and young fledglings' ability to survive to breeding age, according to Australian scientists. The study of Carnaby’s cockatoos in the northern wheatbelt of Western Australia found that feral cats preyed on Carnaby’s cockatoo adult females in their nest hollow, their nestlings, and eggs in at least three out of 38 years. When it occurred, the feral cat predation impacted up to 24% of breeding attempts. The authors say control of feral cats by local-scale shooting and cage trapping offers a possible way to reduce the long-term impact of feral cats.
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