Australia builds world's longest cat-proof fence to save wildlife

Australia builds world's longest cat-proof fence to save wildlife

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https://phys.org/news/2018-05-australia-world-longest-cat-proof-wildlife.html

The Australian Wildlife Conservancy this month finished building and electrifying the 44-kilometre (27-mile) long fence to create a predator-free area of almost 9,400 hectares (23,200 acres) some 350 kilometres northwest of Alice Springs.

"Australia does not have an effective strategy for controlling cats," AWC chief Attius Fleming told AFP.

Australia builds world's longest cat-proof fence to save wildlife

May 25, 2018, 10:14am UTC
https://phys.org/news/2018-05-australia-world-longest-cat-proof-wildlife.html > The Australian Wildlife Conservancy this month finished building and electrifying the 44-kilometre (27-mile) long fence to create a predator-free area of almost 9,400 hectares (23,200 acres) some 350 kilometres northwest of Alice Springs. > "Australia does not have an effective strategy for controlling cats," AWC chief Attius Fleming told AFP.