3 ms·

The post I replied to makes a broader point than just Australia ("invasive everywhere").

• defrost 3y ago
  The post you replied to questioned whether they were considered invasive everywhere and asserted that they were on a global list of the 100 worst invasive species. All as counter to the claim that Australia was unique in considering cats a nuisance. It seems that assertion is true: 38. Felis catus Felis catus was domesticated in the eastern Mediterranean c. 3000 years ago. Considering the extent to which cats are valued as pets, it is not surprising that they have since been translocated by humans to almost all parts of the world. Notable predators, cats threaten native birdlife and other fauna, especially on islands where native species have evolved in relative isolation from predators. Common Names: cat, domestic cat, feral cat, Hauskatze, house cat, poti, pusiniveikau GLOBAL INVASIVE SPECIES DATABASE http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/100_worst.php http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/100_worst.php Is there nowhere in Europe where cat populations are kept in check to protect birdlife and other local native species?
  • RandomLensman 3y ago
    The post didn't question that, it raised the question if they should not be considered invasive everywhere/or at least it can be read like that. In Western Europe, not really to that end other than quite localised. But even then the discussion has to be what is a native species (with birds that can get quite odd with species disappearing and reappearing hundreds of years later, for example). There is just no real nature left, i.e., more about deciding when to make a cut.