About the project
Felixer grooming traps are an important new tool to manage feral cats, but they can not currently be used on mainland Tasmania. This project works towards the potential removal of restrictions, by training the Artificial Intelligence technology to improve its recognition of Tasmanian Devils as a non-target species.
Eventually, Felixer technology may be available across the whole habitat range of priority cat-affected threatened species including Eastern Quoll, New Holland Mouse, Orange-bellied Parrot, Swift Parrot, Hooded Plover, Green and Gold Frog and others.
Image of a Felixer cat grooming trap.
Cradle Coast 2030 Strategy
Threatened species include species listed under the EPBC Act and TSP Act. Important species recognises that there are regionally or locally important species, as well as emerging threatened species.
Duration: 2024-2026
Location: Woolnorth and Maria Island
Funding provider: Australian Government – Saving Native Species (Game Changers)
Contact: Iona Flett, Water Coordinator
Phone: 03 6433 8400 Email: iflett@cradlecoast.com
