Volunteers will walk a pre-selected route in teams of two or three with the objective of counting and photographing all free-roaming cats. We are looking for volunteers with a smart phone (Android or iPhone) with a working camera, as you will be given access to an app to record the data.  Volunteers are asked to arrive at the selected site 1 hour before sunset (approximately 5:00 pm).  There will be a 30-minute induction and training with the app, then cat counting will run from 5:30 pm until 8:00 pm.  Teams will be following a map that has been pre-registered in the phone app and walking along pathways through selected streets (in residential and commercial areas). The distance walked will be approximately 10-12 km over 2-2.5 hours (normal walking pace).

Cat counting will take place from Monday the 21st of October 2019 until Sunday the 17th of November 2019 (4 weeks).  Volunteers are asked to commit to walking one night per week for four consecutive weeks.  Volunteers that complete all four shifts will go into a draw to win a Samsung ES30 camera, and any volunteers that undertake two nights per week for four consecutive weeks will get two entries in the draw.

If you are interested, please tell us the night/s you are available and we will contact you with further information.

The Community Cat Program is a 5-year research project being run in conjunction with the Ipswich City Council and RSPCA Queensland.