Feral

Powerful New Memoir Chronicles the Trials and Triumphs of Trailblazing Wildlife Conservationist and Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary Founder Dr. John Wamsley

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Monday, February 15, 2021
John Wamsley, Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary, Feral

In toddlerhood, he narrowly recovered from a mystery illness that stunted his growth and made him an easy target for bullies.

Key Points: 
  • In toddlerhood, he narrowly recovered from a mystery illness that stunted his growth and made him an easy target for bullies.
  • Prepared to return to the country and build his own bush, Wamsley moved to South Australia, where he opened his wildlife sanctuary, Warrawong, to the public in 1985.
  • He is the founder of Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary, in which he eradicated all feral plants and animals and erected a fence to preserve a feral free state.
  • Stephen L Davey is a retired horticulturalist and writer who has worked alongside John Wamsley for many years.

Cats stir up controversy in world premiere of TVO Original 'Running Wild: The Cats of Cornwall'

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Monday, November 9, 2020
TVOntario, Feral cat, Feral, Cat, Mammals, Animals, Organisms

Toronto, Nov. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TVO is pleased to announce the world broadcast premiere of the TVO Original Running Wild: The Cats of Cornwall.

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  • Toronto, Nov. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TVO is pleased to announce the world broadcast premiere of the TVO Original Running Wild: The Cats of Cornwall.
  • A 70-minute feature, TVO Original Running Wild takes us to Cornwall, Ontarioa small city that has faced a big feral cat crisis for many years.
  • Running Wild: The Cats of Cornwall tells a fascinating Ontario story, says John Ferri, Vice President of current affairs and documentaries at TVO.
  • Markham Street Films also produced David & Me for TVO, a powerful documentary that helped free a wrongfully convicted man from prison.

New Spay/Neuter Project will Protect African Wildcats in South Africa

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Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Felids, Animals, Mammals, Wildcats, Animal welfare, Trap–neuter–return, Alley Cat Rescue, Cat, Feral, African wildcat, Alley cat, TNR

MOUNT RAINIER, Wash., May 07, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Alley Cat Rescue (ACR) announced a new campaign in South Africa to protect the African Wildcat, the ancestor of the domestic cat, through a targeted education and trap-neuter-return (TNR) program in South Africa.

Key Points: 
  • MOUNT RAINIER, Wash., May 07, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Alley Cat Rescue (ACR) announced a new campaign in South Africa to protect the African Wildcat, the ancestor of the domestic cat, through a targeted education and trap-neuter-return (TNR) program in South Africa.
  • Genetically pure African Wildcats could someday disappear, the group says, if hybridization with domestic cats is allowed to continue unchecked.
  • The African Wildcat lives throughout the continent of Africa and parts of Asia and the Middle East.
  • One of the largest threats to pure populations of African Wildcats is inter-breeding with feral and stray cats.