Feral cats account for the deaths of millions of native animals in the bush, from rare marsupials such as numbats to reptiles and birds
The solar-powered devices each contain 20 sealed cartridges of toxic gel and automatically reset after firing.
It says that feral cats are “notoriously difficult to control as they are reluctant to take baits or enter traps” but notes that “all cats are fastidious cleaners that groom regularly”.The company has leased 16 of the devices to the government of Western Australia. The devices are low maintenance and can be used where shooting cats might not be appropriate, according to experts from the Western Australian Feral Cat Working Group.
“We put 20 Felixers out in an area where we had about 50 feral cats and we also had animals in there like bilbies and bettongs,” Katherine Moseby, from the University of New South Wales, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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