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Australian Desert Bandicoot: The Desert Bandicoot
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Saturday, March 7, 2009. The Desert Bandicoot used to live in the desert around Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. The Australian Desert Bandicoot is extinct. All living Desert Bandicoots are now dead. Only the remains are still found from time to time. The decline of populations of Desert Bandicoots can be attributed partly to predation by foxes and feral cats and partly to a change in the fire regime from frequent low intensity fires to occasional devastating wildfires. Back to Australian Desert Animals.
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The Lesser Bilby
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Saturday, March 7, 2009. The Lesser Bilby is now considered to be extinct, the last reported official siting being back in 1931. People were not concerned about animal extinction in those days, nor did they understand the delicate balance of the natural ecology (how one animal or plant species affects another). A decline or increase in numbers or quantity of that plant or animal can change the ecology of a whole area. Who or what were its natural predators? Who is to blame? The European farming methods w...
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Pig-footed Bandicoot: Pig-Footed Bandicoot
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Saturday, March 7, 2009. Will you see one out in the wild? No, sorry, its too late! The Pig-footed bandicoot is already extinct. Why is it extinct? The cause of the extinction remains uncertain. Neither of the two most destructive introduced species, the fox and the rabbit, had arrived in south-west Western Australia at the time that the Pig-footed Bandicoot disappeared from that area. But Feral cats were already common. This could be the explanation. It is not easy to tell what it ate as scientists gene...
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Australian Desert Dingo: Desert Dingo
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Saturday, March 7, 2009. The Dingo is an endangered species. Did you know that the native Australian dingo is facing extinction? Sad but true, it doesn't look too good for the dingo. The true pure-bred native dingo is rare although there are many around hich have some cross-breeding in their background history. Are there cute puppies living in the desert? An elegant medium sized dog, the fully grown Australian dingo is up to 60 cm tall and weighs between 13 and 19 kg. Dingoes don't bark, they only howl.
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Australian desert rat kangaroo: The Desert Rat Kangaroo
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Australian desert rat kangaroo. Sunday, March 8, 2009. The Desert Rat Kangaroo. It is unclear whether the Desert Rat Kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris) is extinct or not. It lived in the hot and dry desert of Central Australia. It has not been spotted since 1935 (when it was seen in the Lake Eyre region of northern Southern Australia). Apparently recent remains of C.Campestris have been found in caves of Southeastern Western Australia. Back to Australian Desert Animals. Click to enlarge individual pictures.
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Australian Wild Camels: Australian Wild Camels
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Saturday, March 7, 2009. An Australian Feral Camel. The ancestors of Australian feral camels were dromedary camels imported to provide transport through inland Australia, which their feral descendants have since made their domain. While they do not appear to be as destructive as other introduced herbivores, their increasing numbers may affect native vegetation, and feral camels have become minor agricultural pests. Their impact on the environment is not as severe as other introduced pests in Australia...
