A controversial competition allowing New Zealand children to hunt feral cats for cash prizes has produced its largest haul to date, with nearly 400 cats killed.

We would use field evidence like animal spoor, carcass remains, or bite marks on collars to guess whether it was feral cats, birds of prey, foxes, or if they just died a natural death.

The body of a feral cat was floating and appeared to be decapitated near one of the Ke‘ehi Small Boat Harbor piers. On Oct. 29, the bodies of seven more cats were found at the harbor with ...

Death by feral cat: DNA shows cats to be culprits in killing of native animals. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 03 / 250310201752.htm ...