Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Commonwealth of Australia

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)

Notice of call for public comment

DRAFT UPDATED THREAT ABATEMENT PLAN FOR PREDATION BY FERAL CATS

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water invites interested individuals and organisations to comment on the draft updated Threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats.

The draft plan addresses the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 listed key threatening process ‘predation by feral cats’. It describes management, research and other actions to reduce the impacts of predation by feral cats on threatened species and ecological communities.

The draft threat abatement plan and instructions on how to complete the Have Your Say survey or make a submission are available at: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/threat-abatement-plans/drafts-open

The three-month public comment period will close on 11 December 2023.

For further information, or to request a hard copy of the threat abatement plan document, please email invasivespecies@dcceew.gov.au or phone 1800 920 528.