Feral Cat Workshop- WAITLIST

Kirstin Bisley from Hunter Local Land Services will give us an update on the current rules and regulations around Feral Cat Control in NSW.  

We will hear about control options and limitations of each method.

Learn about cat behaviour, animal ethics and handling, and how to maximise the efficacy of trapping effort with Dr Kylie Goldthorpe (BVSc, Grad Dip Ed.), who has successfully trapped cats in the Tibbuc area.

Ben Karlson from the National Parks and Wildlife Service will dial in with a report on his work in the Gloucester Tops National Park where he has been trialling the use of a "Felixer®" to control feral cats.

Senior Ecologist, Mat Bell (MidCoast Council) will give us an update on the latest strategy for feral animal control in the MCC reserve system.

You will have an opportunity to see how to use a cage trap to best effect, with a field demonstration of various set styles.

Morning tea and lunch will be provided.

This event is part of the Private Land Conservation Matters program, funded by the Biodiversity Conservation Trust and supported locally by MidCoast Council.