Felis catus

Feral Cat at Watson, ACT

Felis catus at Watson, ACT - 8 Feb 2023 08:48 PM
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Felis catus 10 Feb 2023 DonFletcher
Vulpes vulpes 10 Feb 2023 CarbonAI
Unverified 10 Feb 2023 waltraud

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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.

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waltraud wrote:
   10 Feb 2023
Certainly not a fox! sorry, the photo taken at night and from distance is not great.
RAllen wrote:
   11 Feb 2023
I’m itching to comment…Uncontained cat in containment zone = feral cat…click !!

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