Produced by Heather Anderson
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Caption: 'It's fairly
accepted that domestic cats cause extreme problems to Australia's
native wildlife. So it's hard to imagine that a "super cat" -
a cross between an African serval cat and domestic species - may be
imported into the country. Called "Savannah cats", these animals
may be twice as big as the domestic variety we know today, and it
shouldn't go unnoticed that the African Serval can hunt small
antelopes if necessary.
Interview with Professor Tony
Peacock, CEO of the Invasive Animals Research Centre who had just
attended a National Feral Cat Workshop in Darwin.'
16 June 2008
