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Australian Mammalogy

Australian Mammalogy

Volume 46 Number 3 2024

AM24002Informing conservation management of the bilby (Macrotis lagotis) in the Pilbara: a review of research and future directions

Amy S. Northover 0000-0001-8796-1522, Martin A. Dziminski 0000-0003-3582-9903, Fiona M. Carpenter, Harry A. Moore, Kym Ottewell, Russell Palmer and Lesley A. Gibson

Photograph of greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis)

The greater bilby, an iconic and culturally important Australian marsupial, now inhabits less than 20% of its former range. The Pilbara bioregion, a vast multi-use landscape in the north-west of Western Australia (WA) is an important stronghold for the species. To improve knowledge of the status and ecology of bilbies in northern WA, a research program, informed by multiple stakeholders, was instigated. The ensuing program has greatly enhanced our ecological knowledge of the bilby in the Pilbara and elsewhere in WA. Photograph by © John Lawson.

AM23049Feral cat predation of the threatened Pilbara leaf-nosed bat – a key threatening process

Jessie Moyses 0000-0002-7013-9142, Craig Grabham, Kyle N. Armstrong, Chris G. Knuckey and Brighton D’Rozario

Camera trap image of a feral cat with prey at the entrance to a Pilbara Leaf‐nosed Bat roost.

Cat predation is recognised as a significant threat to Australian wildlife. We consolidated evidence of feral cat predation on a threatened bat species (Pilbara leaf-nosed bat (Rhinonicteris aurantia) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, demonstrating repeated predation of R. aurantia by several individual cats at three significant bat roosts. We provide evidence supporting the recognition of feral cat predation as a key threat to this species and recommend the threat be managed proactively using multiple established and emerging methods. Camera trap image provided by Jessie Moyses.

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