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  1. Researchers Snap ‘Family Portrait’ Of Rare Animals Unseen For 150 Years

    At the Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s (AWC) Pilliga State Conservation Area, many locally extinct species are getting a second…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #animalencounters #bandicoots #CA #Canada #dailydodo #Environment #maevedunigan #Science #standard #thedodo
    newsbeep.com/ca/5649/

  2. Researchers Snap ‘Family Portrait’ Of Rare Animals Unseen For 150 Years

    At the Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s (AWC) Pilliga State Conservation Area, many locally extinct species are getting a second…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #animalencounters #AU #Australia #bandicoots #dailydodo #Environment #maevedunigan #Science #standard #thedodo
    newsbeep.com/au/275/

  3. Researchers Snap ‘Family Portrait’ Of Rare Animals Unseen For 150 Years

    At the Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s (AWC) Pilliga State Conservation Area, many locally extinct species are getting a second…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #animalencounters #bandicoots #dailydodo #Environment #maevedunigan #Science #standard #thedodo
    newsbeep.com/us/15057/

  4. 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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    wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au

    "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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    parasitesandvectors.biomedcent
    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

  5. #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

    abc.net.au/news/2024-09-22/wil