Parks authorities are on track to remove most cats from the island by the end of 2023, but first they needed to stop giant crabs messing with traps.
Tall and craggy cliffs abound with thick jungle covering a large portion of the land."The Christmas Island terrain is extremely rough," he said.
"Feral cats are one of the worst predators for Australian native animals, they threaten the survival of about 120 nationally listed threatened species," she said. "I think most people who own a domestic cat are really responsible. They keep their cat indoors," she said.
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