澳洲袋鼠島制定三步走滅貓計劃

The Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management (NRM) Board is proposing to eradicate feral cats on the island by 2030.

袋鼠島自然資源管理委員會計劃在2030年前將島上所有的野貓消滅殆盡。

It has unveiled a three-stage project to be rolled out over the next 15 years.

他們打算在接下來十五年內，通過一個“三步走計劃”去實現這個目標。

It is expected the project will cost about $2 million and a community survey will be run next month to establish the level of community support for the proposal.

該計劃預計將耗資約200萬美元，管理局下月將進行社區調查，來確認民衆對這項提議是否支持。

The first stage will seek funding to trial effective cat control techniques, with the second and third stages focusing on eradicating feral cats from the Dudley Peninsula and the rest of the island.

第一階段是籌集資金進行試驗，研製出行之有效的對貓節育技術，第二階段和第三階段重點根除達德利半島和島上其餘地方的野貓。

Richard Trethewey from the Kangaroo Island NRM Board said feral cats threatened more than 50 native species, including the island's dunnart.

袋鼠島自然資源管理委員會委員理查德·特雷斯韋表示，野貓的存在威脅到了超過50多種本地生物的生存，其中還包括袋鼩。

"This is of total benefit to the island's very significantly threatened species and the wildlife of Kangaroo Island are part of our international tourist recognition but they're also very much part of our way of life," he said.

特雷斯韋說道；“這是爲了島上受到威脅的絕大多數物種的總體利益着想，這不僅僅是因爲袋鼠島的野生動物深受外國遊客的喜愛，更因爲它們是我們生活中至關重要的一部分。”

"That freedom from feral cats underpins our brand. Our southern brown bandicoot which is pretty unique to Kangaroo Island, we just recently had echidnas and our Rosenberg goannas listed as threatened species, so there's a small mix of small mammals in that and a very good reason why feral cats need to be eradicated."

“擺脫野貓之患，才能更好地穩固我們的品牌。我們的南方棕色袋鼠幾乎是袋鼠島獨有的物種，我們還有最近才被列爲瀕危物種的針鼴以及羅森伯格沙巨蜥。這個島上有很多小型哺乳動物棲居於此，這就是我們要把野貓根除掉的重要原因。”