When cats are away, potoroos and bandicoots are more likely to play
On becoming one of the 40 native mammal species driven to extinction since European colonisation by introduced predators. >>
https://theconversation.com/when-feral-cats-are-away-potoroos-and-bandicoots-are-more-likely-to-play-271736
#bandicoots #cats #IntroducedPredators #InvasiveSpecies #biodiversity #pets
Attached: 1 image A burden to native wildlife Sarcoptic mange is a parasitic skin disease affecting many Australian wildlife species. The burrowing mite creates tunnels under the skin affecting many Australian wildlife animals. "The mite is invasive to Australia and was likely introduced by European settlers and their domestic animals around 200 years ago.” >> https://wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au/Portals/0/ResourceCentre/FactSheets/Mammals/Sarcoptic_mange_in_%20Australian_wildlife.pdf "The origins of sarcoptic mange in Australian native animals are poorly understood, with the most consistent conclusion being that mange was introduced by settlers and their dogs and subsequently becoming a major burden to native wildlife." >> https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-016-1578-2 Fraser T, Charleston M et al. (2016) The emergence of sarcoptic mange in Australian wildlife: A long- standing and unresolved debate. Parasites and Vectors, 9: 316 #wildlife #conservation #parasites #Sarcoptidae #mange #koalas #wombats #bandicoots #possums #roaming #pets #dogs #SettlerSociety #Biosecurity #InvasiveSpecies
A burden to native wildlife
Sarcoptic mange is a parasitic skin disease affecting many Australian wildlife species. The burrowing mite creates tunnels under the skin affecting many Australian wildlife animals. "The mite is invasive to Australia and was likely introduced by European settlers and their domestic animals around 200 years ago.”
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https://wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au/Portals/0/ResourceCentre/FactSheets/Mammals/Sarcoptic_mange_in_%20Australian_wildlife.pdf
"The origins of sarcoptic mange in Australian native animals are poorly understood, with the most consistent conclusion being that mange was introduced by settlers and their dogs and subsequently becoming a major burden to native wildlife."
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https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-016-1578-2
Fraser T, Charleston M et al. (2016) The emergence of sarcoptic mange in Australian wildlife: A long- standing and unresolved debate. Parasites and Vectors, 9: 316
#wildlife #conservation #parasites #Sarcoptidae #mange #koalas #wombats #bandicoots #possums #roaming #pets #dogs #SettlerSociety #Biosecurity #InvasiveSpecies
#Bilbies, #bandicoots, #bettongs, and #quolls are making a comeback on these arid plains! Australia has the highest mammal extinction rate globally, but the Wild Deserts program is working hard to reverse that, with a dedicated team of scientists leading the charge. #WildlifeConservation #AustralianAnimals #Biodiversity #Extinction #australia
A number of native animals, extinct in New South Wales for more than 100 years, are reclaiming the desert in Sturt National Park and scientists are trying to teach them how to survive predators like feral cats.
@webuiltthiscity Saw and thought of you:
#MammalMonday #MarsupialMonday #MonotremeMonday mashup:
"Scene in #Tasmania, with Characteristic Mammalia": #Thylacines, #Bandicoots, #Wombats, and an #Echidna!
Pl.XI in Alfred Russel Wallace's The Geographical Distribution of Animals Vol. 1, 1876; illustration by Johann Baptist Zwecker.
https://archive.org/details/geographicaldist01wall2/page/n503/mode/1up
#biogeography #zoology #naturalhistoryart #sciart #bookart
https://historians.social/@art_history_animalia/110653225754500667
We spent our #SunnySunday afternoon at the Cranbourne Botanic Garden - along with half of Melbourne
We saw #bandicoots for the first time!!!!!!
The chick was very excited to capture a couple of photos of them
My landscapes from the afternoon are over at Pixelfed AU
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Hooray!
Outback golden #bandicoots 'rapidly' reproducing in western NSW, after formerly being locally extinct via ABC News
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Mojo ♻️
John McChesney-Young
Grumpy Penguin 🇦🇺 🇮🇱 🕯️
Andrew S. Flies @WildImmunity
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