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Australia to impose 24-hour curfew on all cats to protect endangered species Australia to impose 24-hour curfew on all cats to protect endangered species
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Australian cat owners could have to keep their pets indoors permanently under a '24-hour cat curfew’ proposed by the government.Australian cat owners could have to keep their pets indoors permanently under a '24-hour cat curfew’ proposed by the government.
The proposal has been made by Australia’s first 'threatened species commissioner', Gregory Andrews, in a bid to protect native animals facing extinction due to cat attacks, according to the The Sydney Morning Herald.The proposal has been made by Australia’s first 'threatened species commissioner', Gregory Andrews, in a bid to protect native animals facing extinction due to cat attacks, according to the The Sydney Morning Herald.
He said the government will seek public support for “24-hour containment requirements for domestic cats, particularly close to identified conservation area of significance”.He said the government will seek public support for “24-hour containment requirements for domestic cats, particularly close to identified conservation area of significance”.
The measure is already in place in some jurisdictions and could be rolled out across the country.The measure is already in place in some jurisdictions and could be rolled out across the country.
The country is currently facing a cat crisis as it struggles to cope with huge numbers of the animals.The country is currently facing a cat crisis as it struggles to cope with huge numbers of the animals.
There are as few as 1,000 of this highly intelligent dolphin from the Chinese river of Yangtze.
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There are around 200-300 left in the wild.
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There are only around 30 left, exclusively in the Russian Far East.
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Improving numbers, but with fewer than 5,000 left in central Africa, it is critically endangered.
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Mostly threatened by wildlife trade; their shells highly valued.
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The most threatened rhino species - there are as few as 35 in Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia.
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Having lost many of its habitable beaches, and impacted by fishing operations, this seaturtle is considered by WWF to be 'critically endangered'.
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It is believed to be 'functionally extinct', with none of the species left in the wild.
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There are between 2,400 - 2,800 of this elephant native to Borneo and Sumatra.
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There are an est. 7,300 but the gradual deforestation of their Sumatran habitat may threaten further.
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Cats were introduced to the area about 200 years ago by European settlers and bred and spread rapidly across the Australian continent and New Zealand. According to one estimate, the approximately 20 million cats in Australia kill around 75 million native animals a day.Cats were introduced to the area about 200 years ago by European settlers and bred and spread rapidly across the Australian continent and New Zealand. According to one estimate, the approximately 20 million cats in Australia kill around 75 million native animals a day.
Australia is thought to have one of the worst extinction records in the world, losing about 29 native mammal species since the European arrival. It now lists some 1,800 species as under threat.Australia is thought to have one of the worst extinction records in the world, losing about 29 native mammal species since the European arrival. It now lists some 1,800 species as under threat.
The government has also proposed a ‘cat cull’ to kill 2 million cats in a bid to preserve other species. The proposal has proved controversial and been condemned by animal rights activists. Speaking last week, the French actress Brigitte Bardot said the country was “sullied by the blood of millions of innocent animals.”The government has also proposed a ‘cat cull’ to kill 2 million cats in a bid to preserve other species. The proposal has proved controversial and been condemned by animal rights activists. Speaking last week, the French actress Brigitte Bardot said the country was “sullied by the blood of millions of innocent animals.”