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Scientists worked with Warlpiri to track down bilby poo – and uncover clues to help conserve these iconic animals
As Australia confronts biodiversity loss, this research underscores the importance of listening to those who know Country ...
Stronger together: Bilby conservation efforts enhanced by Indigenous knowledge
One of the nation's most iconic and at-risk critters could benefit by combining Indigenous knowledge with western survey ...
Extinctions of Australian mammals have long been blamed on foxes and cats—but where's the evidence?
In 1938, zoologist Ellis Le Geyt Troughton mourned that Australia's "gentle and specialized creatures" were "unable to cope ...
Joining forces to save our precious Bilby from extinction
One of the nation’s most iconic and at-risk critters could benefit by combining Indigenous knowledge with western survey ...
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Scientists, Walpiri Uncover Bilby Poo for Conservation
The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is one of Australia's most iconic yet at-risk animals - and the last surviving bilby species. Once found across ...
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Joining forces to save our precious Bilby from extinction
This approach provided new insights into bilby population numbers ... Study lead author Hayley Geyle from CDU’s Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods and Northern Institute ...
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Indigenous Insights Boost Bilby Conservation Efforts
One of the nation's most iconic and at-risk critters could benefit by combining Indigenous knowledge with western survey methods, according to a new ...
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Rains and floods are bringing challenges and bursts of life to our inland reserves
With heavy rains and floods in Queensland and northern New South Wales last week, many in our Northern team have been ...
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Trial time
But since April 2020 around 94 percent have survived, meaning 5,324 trees remain at the time of writing, some of them ...