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An introduction by our founding chairman, Jack Reddin
"Over the last 180,000 years, Kangaroo Island has been isolated from the Mainland on at least 4 separate occasions, the last time we parted company with South Australia was about 10,000 years ago. It would appear the island has had no human inhabitants for the last 4000 years until 1802. Due in part to this isolation and in part to the lack of human predators Kangaroo Island has evolved an interesting array of bio-differences from the mainland that we 'KI-Landers' all too often take for granted. We have not escaped, unfortunately, an array of ferals superimposed on our precious biosphere. This environmental vandalism began with Baudin and his chooks and pigs in 1802 and continues in the present - both deer and goats being recent escapees. Some of these have positives (bees, platypus and perhaps koalas) but most do far more harm than good, such as goats, pigs, deer... and cats." Jack Reddin
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Home Page Wildlife at Risk Stock at Risk Pets at Risk People at Risk Who we are Future Plans News & Media Our Critics Resources Contact Us Cat Sightings Form Members Site Map

Kangaroo Island Cat Control Committee

An introduction by our founding chairman, Jack Reddin

"Over the last 180,000 years, Kangaroo Island has been isolated from the Mainland on at least 4 separate occasions, the last time we parted company with South Australia was about 10,000 years ago. It would appear the island has had no human inhabitants for the last 4000 years until 1802.

Due in part to this isolation and in part to the lack of human predators Kangaroo Island has evolved an interesting array of bio-differences from the mainland that we 'KI-Landers' all too often take for granted.

We have not escaped, unfortunately, an array of ferals superimposed on our precious biosphere. This environmental vandalism began with Baudin and his chooks and pigs in 1802 and continues in the present - both deer and goats being recent escapees. Some of these have positives (bees, platypus and perhaps koalas) but most do far more harm than good, such as goats, pigs, deer... and cats."

Jack Reddin