Felis catus
Feral Cat at Watson, ACT
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| Felis catus | DonFletcher | 10 Feb 2023 | |
| Vulpes vulpes | CarbonAI | 10 Feb 2023 | |
| Unverified | waltraud | 10 Feb 2023 |
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User's notes
I do not know whether CNM distinguishes between feral and domestic cats. This is the sighting of a domestic cat. I observe this red cat regularly around the same site at the Fair when I leave after a weeding session in the evening. Occasionally I saw this cat involved in a fight with another cat. The cat was hunting a small mammal presumably a rat - rats are attracted to this area by the rotten food that people occasionally dump in the nature reserve.
The Fair residential estate has been declared a cat containment right before the first residents moved in.
A cat containment sign which has been put up after many complaints about roaming cats (including by The Fair residents) has been vandalised and to my knowledge, no further action was taken to implement the cat containment rules.
2 comments
10 Feb 2023
Certainly not a fox! sorry, the photo taken at night and from distance is not great.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.168869-35.226489
- Altitude 618.5m
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 8 Feb 2023 08:48 PM Recorded on
- waltraud Recorded by
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Species information
- Felis catus Scientific name
- Feral Cat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1635.19m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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4 / 7
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