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Yearly growth lines and a conveyor belt of molars show how marsupial teeth carry a surprising amount of information.
Are wombats the accidental heroes of the Australian bush? After the Black Summer bushfires, we set up 56 cameras to capture animal activity in areas with and without wombat burrows to find out.
We analysed photos of predators and prey from 3,667 camera traps in southwest Victoria. We found feral cats were more abundant and behaved differently in areas where foxes were baited.
A chance discovery of an albino bush rat in Victoria’s Otway Ranges inspired a search for more fair beauties. Here’s what the survey of Aussie ecologists, museums and newspaper clippings revealed.
Researchers are in a race against time to learn about the female-oriented social structures of Australia’s small native rodents and marsupials.
In some regions, foxes kill at least 1,000 animals per square kilometre every year.
One of Australia’s largest groups of flower species is named after a wealthy British slave-trader. And Nazi memorabilia collectors have almost sent “Hitler’s beetle” extinct. It’s time for a change.
Top contributors
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Research Fellow in Ecology, The University of Melbourne
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Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Professor of Ecology, Charles Darwin University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, Adelaide University
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Professor of Comparative Genomics, University of Sydney
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Research Adjunct in Conservation Ecology, Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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PhD Candidate in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor of Biodiversity & Conservation and Co-Lead, Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group, University of Sydney
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Adjunct Assoc. Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Australian National University
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Threatened Species Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science Department, Zoos Victoria, and Visiting Scholar, School of Life & Environmental Science, Deakin University
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PhD Candidate, Monash University