Cats in several suburbs of the Australian capital will be ordered to curl up inside from dusk to dawn under a curfew that hopes to curb overnight attacks on native wildlife.
The move in by the Leichhardt local government area, on the inner west side of Sydney, was inspired after deputy mayor Michele McKenzie's son rescued a brushtail possum and its baby when they were attacked by a cat.
There are also plans to reintroduce a colony of ringtail possums, which are much smaller in size, to the municipality, and McKenzie wants the animals to have the best possible chance at survival.
But the odds are stacked against the possums unless cats, which can climb trees to catch the animals, are stopped from prowling at night. More...
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