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Hayley Geyle, Ecologist, Charles Darwin University

Scientists worked with Warlpiri to track down bilby poo – and uncover clues to help conserve these iconic animals

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The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is one of Australia’s most iconic yet at-risk animals — and the last surviving bilby species. Once found across 70% of Australia, its range has contracted by more than 80% since European colonisation.

Today, these nocturnal marsupials, still culturally significant to many Indigenous peoples, are restricted to remote deserts. They face an ongoing threat of extinction.

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