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Penguins return after feral cats culled from Little Dog Island
Key takeaways
- Kalinka, one of the detection dogs used during the monitoring program.
- Little Dog Island, which forms part of Bass Strait's Furneaux Group, has been declared free of feral cats after a successful eradication program.
- The remote island is a traditional 'safe haven' for birdlife.
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Kalinka, one of the detection dogs used during the monitoring program. (NRE Tasmania: Dr Sue Robinson)
Little Dog Island, which forms part of Bass Strait's Furneaux Group, has been declared free of feral cats after a successful eradication program.
The remote island is a traditional 'safe haven' for birdlife.
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