"At least 15 million feral felines wander the continent, chomping down on up to 75 million native Aussie animals every day. The cats have been called the biggest threat facing Australia’s wildlife and have already been linked to as many as 30 extinctions. Previous attempts to trap and kill cats haven’t been very effective, but now a new solution is on the horizon. It’s called Eradicat—a combination of kangaroo mince, chicken fat, and a deadly poison called 1080, which has proven successful in other attempts to remove invasive species such as rats and mice. The Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife spent the past decade developing Eradicat to make it appeal to finicky feline palates. Under trial conditions, it managed to kill between 70 percent and 80 percent of the cats that consumed it. Representatives for the parks department did not return requests for comment. The 1080 poison, also known as sodium fluoroacetate, is being hailed as a good solution for the state of Western Australia because it is made from plants that grow in the region." - rønin