A national genome study into island populations of the tammar wallaby has revealed a startling level of genetic similarity between males on Garden Island.
Plants & Animals
Nov 25, 2013
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While kangaroos are easier to spot than many of Australia's more secretive native species, a suite of threats currently face these magnificent animals.
Plants & Animals
Mar 8, 2021
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The issuing of oil drilling licences off the coast of South Australia poses a serious potential threat to the ecosystem that underpins the nation?s most valuable fishing industry, a Flinders University oceanographer ...
Environment
Jul 7, 2010
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When, how and why modern humans first stood up and walked on two legs is considered to be one of the greatest missing links in our evolutionary history. Scientists have gone to the far ends of the earth – and the wonderful ...
Other
Mar 13, 2013
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No one had reported seeing the strange creature—a cross between a bear and a monkey—since before the Great Depression. Then, this past summer, an amateur biologist stumbled upon the presumed-extinct Wondiwoi tree kangaroo ...
Ecology
Nov 5, 2018
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I fell for Kangaroo Island from my first visit. I recall standing on a headland on the island's southern coast, near Remarkable Rocks (a popular tourist site), and being awestruck by the Southern Ocean.
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2021
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(Phys.org) —University of Adelaide researchers have developed a simple and cost-effective DNA test to identify kangaroo species from their droppings which will boost the ability to manage and conserve kangaroo populations.
Ecology
Jun 6, 2013
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Researchers from the San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) and the non-profit organization Terra Peninsular A.C. have rediscovered the San Quintin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys gravipes) in Baja California; the Museum is partnering ...
Ecology
Apr 20, 2018
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The rare eastern bettong (Bettongia gaimardi) has returned to the Australian mainland, after an absence of over 80 years.
Ecology
Nov 3, 2011
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Weaknesses in the enforcement of standards for the humane killing of kangaroos have been identified in a new report by THINKK, the UTS-based think tank for kangaroos.
Ecology
Sep 28, 2012
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