Many measures commonly thought to reduce the toll of animals injured and killed on our roads aren’t effective. But there is evidence to support other solutions.
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The Marsupial Microbiome Poop Troop collects the droppings of wild marsupials to help save the lives of orphaned joeys.
It can be hard and costly to collect data on the threats to species at specific locations. Wildlife emergency response services have long-running records for hundreds of species that suffered harm.
Seeing an animal in distress after disaster makes us want to help. But feeding them doesn’t always make the situation better.
Almost half of the rehabilitated possums in our study were killed by foxes shortly after release. Keeping wildlife wild during rescue is hard – but necessary.
Principais colaboradores
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Environmental Science, School of Life and Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University
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Research fellow in spider crab ecology, Deakin University
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Honorary Research Associate, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Wildlife Ecology, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Sydney
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Graduate researcher PhD candidate, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer, Environmental Social Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Behavioural Ecology, University of Sydney
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Honorary Principal Fellow, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
