Mandurah launches years-long cull of feral cats, foxes and rabbits
Mandurah is hiring contractors for a multi-year feral animal control program.
The City of Mandurah has released tender documents for contractors to control feral animals. The animals threaten native wildlife and reserves across the region.
Cats will be targeted at 14 sites. These include Town Beach, Marlee Reserve and the fairy tern breeding site at Pyramids Beach.
During tern breeding season from November to January, contractors will increase cat trapping. Rabbits will be controlled at 24 locations.
These include Sand dunes at Silver Sands and San Remo. Control methods include rabbit burrow fumigation, shooting, baiting and the rabbit virus RHDV1-K5.
Fox control at 23 locations will use shooting, trapping and den fumigation. The contract could run up to four years, though no budget was shared.
- 14 locations
- Cat control sites
- 24 locations
- Rabbit control sites
- 23 locations
- Fox control sites
- up to 4 years
- Contract duration
Why it mattersUncontrolled feral animals destroy native ecosystems and threaten endangered species like the fairy tern.
AustraliaThis is a Western Australian biodiversity protection effort affecting Mandurah's parks and local wildlife, with ripple effects across broader conservation priorities.
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