Cats in Australia
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Cats, initially introduced into Australia with the First Fleet in 1788, now number more than 11 million distributed across more than 90% of the continent including every major island.
A taxidermy feral cat with a pink cockatoo at the Central Australian Museum.
Domestic cat in Mt Morgan, Queensland 1925. Cats have been popular household pets since the 1830s.
Remotely photographed cat in the Mount Royal National Park, New South Wales.
Many pet cat owners in Australia let their cats outside at night.
Rabbits in Australia
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European rabbits were first introduced to Australia in the 18th century with the First Fleet, and later became widespread, because of Thomas Austin. Such wild rabbit populations are a serious mammalia
Cats in Australia
…Despite the indications of being pests, cats were intentionally released to the Australian wilderness in 1860s as a measure to tackle introduced rats and rabbits, and may have been effective especially on remote islands. However, as they went feral and multiplied, they have been viewed as a major invasive species…
A European rabbit in Tasmania
Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, rabbit shooting at Barwon Park, Victoria in the 1860s
A load of rabbit skins, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales
The erosion of a gully in South Australia caused by rabbits overgrazing