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Invasive species in Australia

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Feral cats have been able to adapt very well in Australia and have grown larger over the years and can survive in areas that you would not expect. Feral cat predation on Pied Oystercatcher eggs. The European Rabbit was also introduced for hunting by early settlers and it soon bred and became highly invasive.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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It seems that these people, who purport to claim to care so much about animals, are completely ignorant of the existence of any animal life beyond horses, cows, pigs, chickens and turkeys. Yes, of course it is too bad that so many animals (most often rats, mice and rabbits) have to be killed. The logic of this is ridiculous.