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1. Wild cats were taken on ships to kill the rats.
2. Feral cats have a 15% diet of native birds.
3.Most of the feral cats were introduced to New Zealand in the 1830's.

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Feral cats feed on rabbits, birds/ bird eggs, rats, hares, bats, lizards mice, weta and other insects.

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Cats are the most common companion in New Zealand however, they were introduced and can be a very wild predator, they kill many things including native animals

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Forest and Birds can estimate that in New Zealand 1.4 million feral cats alone kill at least 18.76 million animals including their own species each year, including 1.12 million native birds.

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City Cats, Website: https://predatorfreenz.org/city-cats-dont-know-can-find/
Feral cats, Website: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/animal-pests/feral-cats/
Forest and Bird, Website: http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/saving-our-environment/threats-and-impacts-/cat-pet-or-pest

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It's not always pet cats but there can be some really feral cats in New Zealand that live in the wild,  also known as a stray.

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¨Two studies focused on the South Island cities of Dunedin and Christchurch estimated the percentages of households owning cats as 35% and 33% respectively.¨

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These feral cats can be found in many places including coastal areas, farmland, forests, riverbeds and islands