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Drones, traps and motion-sensitive cameras enlisted to rid island in Bass Strait of feral cats

Cat controller John Bowden has trapped almost a thousand cats in Tasmania in less than a decade, and has now set his sights on a feral cat population that has proven difficult to catch.

lungtalanana/Clarke Island is an Indigenous Protected Area in Tasmania's Furneaux Group of islands. 

Feral cats are killing native species and have displayed little interest in trap bait of chicken or fish because of the bounty of food.

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