29th September 2012: Media article – “Catastrophe: feline threat to wildlife”, The Border Mail

“DOMESTIC and stray cats are causing massive destruction of wildlife on both sides of the Border, and a leading conservationist says residents are blase about the issue. There are an estimated 16,000 domestic cats in Albury-Wodonga but the number of strays exceeds that with an informed estimate of another 20,000 feral felines. Dr Michael Mulvaney, a director of the Albury Conservation Company, says the felines are devastating wildlife around the twin cities, particularly along the Albury ranges, at Thurgoona and the extensive parklands around Wodonga. Dr Mulvaney has undertaken extensive research on the escalating problem and said residents would be alarmed if they knew the full extent of it. The Albury Conservation Company was established in 2006 to help protect and enhance the natural environment of the Thurgoona area, as well as to inform and engage the community in conservation management.”

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