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   ausgeo (ausgeo@newsmast.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Aug-2024 21:36:46 JST ausgeo

   Julia Creek dunnarts were once thought to be extinct, but now ecologists are on a mission to find and protect them… https://ausgeo.co/dunnart

   “If we can’t find them, we can’t protect them,” says Associate Professor Andrew Baker from Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, but discovering dunnart range is easier said than done.

   From traditional Elliott traps with peanut butter and bacon, to detection dogs and eDNA filters, researchers are pooling all their resources to find these feisty little carnivores!

   📷 Queensland University of Technology

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   #environment #academia #research #academicchatter #biodiversity #ecology #biology #nature #wildlife #science #scientist