Scientists seek evolution solution to save native animals from feral killers

By Nicky Phillips
Updated December 22 2014 - 10:23am, first published November 10 2014 - 2:07pm
Conservation biologist Dr Mike Letnic with a box of animal decoys used to study the response of native animals. Photo: Peter Rae
Conservation biologist Dr Mike Letnic with a box of animal decoys used to study the response of native animals. Photo: Peter Rae
The long-nosed potoroo from John Gould's Mammals of Australia, 1863. Photo: John Gould/Museum Victoria
The long-nosed potoroo from John Gould's Mammals of Australia, 1863. Photo: John Gould/Museum Victoria
The Arid Recovery research station is near Roxby Downs in South Australia. Photo: Peter Rae
The Arid Recovery research station is near Roxby Downs in South Australia. Photo: Peter Rae
Catch and release: Professor Dan Blumstein and Bec West lay traps for a burrowing bettong at the research station. Photo: Peter Rae
Catch and release: Professor Dan Blumstein and Bec West lay traps for a burrowing bettong at the research station. Photo: Peter Rae
Dr Katherine Moseby at the research station with a feral cat that has been caught on the station's land. Photo: Peter Rae
Dr Katherine Moseby at the research station with a feral cat that has been caught on the station's land. Photo: Peter Rae
A bettong, captured for research, is released at the Arid Recovery station. Photo: Peter Rae
A bettong, captured for research, is released at the Arid Recovery station. Photo: Peter Rae

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