A self-described ‘platypoditudinarian’, Burrell figured out how to keep these animals in captivity – which allowed them to be studied.
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A case of mistaken identity has hampered efforts to save the woylie, one of Australia’s most endangered marsupials.
Scientists have discovered that the kultarr – one of Australia’s most elusive marsupials – is actually three different species.
Australia’s iconic bogong moths are the first creatures other than humans and some birds known to navigate by the night sky.
Reintroducing endangered species into the wild isn’t as straightforward as it seems. Sometimes it can go wildly wrong.
Can a new database of 3D bone scans help solve the mystery of the elusive ngudlukanta?
Engaging and scientifically accurate children’s books on Australian animals are sorely lacking. Fostering more collaboration between authors and scientists can enrich children’s literature.
Dingo DNA study reveals an ancient population split and surprisingly recent links to New Guinea singing dogs.
The tiny, mouse-like planigales are some of the smallest marsupials around – and there are two more species of them than anybody realised.
Australia’s Red Centre was once a lush forest filled with strange creatures – and we are slowly discovering more about this enigmatic past.
The smoky mouse was already fighting extinction when a devastating bushfire season decimated 90% of its habitat. Thankfully, all is not lost.
While artificially illuminating the night allows humans to make use of the the night, in doing so we catastrophically change the environment for all other species. How can we fix this?
Very few bilby and bandicoot fossils have ever been found. Four new discoveries help fill in the picture of how these elusive animals evolved.
When a big old tree dies or is cut down, even if we plant a new one we might have to wait hundreds of years before it provides a good possum house.
Australian bats are getting unfairly targeted. Here’s why we should be giving them a fair go instead.
Chimbu is a baby tree kangaroo, and he is the latest success in a complex web of international conservation.
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Curator of Mammals, Western Australian Museum; Curtin University
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Research associate, Western Australian Museum
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Associate Professor in Ecology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology
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Environmental Management Program Coordinator, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Lecturer in Palaeontology, Flinders University
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Professor of Animal Ecology, Western Sydney University
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PhD candidate, Flinders University
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Associate Professor | Director, DNA Zoo Australia, The University of Western Australia
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Post-doctoral research associate, The University of Melbourne
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Sydney Horizon Fellow, veterinarian and wildlife disease ecologist, University of Sydney
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Professor in Evolution and Behaviour, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Urban Biodiversity, The University of Melbourne
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Senior research fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Flinders University
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Professor Emerita of Archaeology, The University of Western Australia