The feral cat population across Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory has exploded, with traditional owners saying they've noticed a steep decline in local birds and other wildlife.The Warddeken ranger group has taken some amazing pictures of how big the feral cats are getting in the region, and has used them to leverage funding from the Federal Government to monitor and kill the pests.
Chairman of the ranger group, Dean Yirbarbuk, says the cats are getting bigger and there are "several thousand" of them in the Warddeken area of central Arnhem Land.
"All we know is our birds and animals are declining," he says.
"We hope this project will help us to try and find a way to get rid of the cats."
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