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

Amy S. Northover https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8796-1522 A * , Martin A. Dziminski https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3582-9903 A , Fiona M. Carpenter A , Harry A. Moore A B , Kym Ottewell A , Russell Palmer A and Lesley A. Gibson A C
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A Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Kensington, WA 6151, Australia.

B School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.

C School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.

* Correspondence to: amy.northover@dbca.wa.gov.au

Handling Editor: Ross Goldingay

Australian Mammalogy 46, AM24002 https://doi.org/10.1071/AM24002
Submitted: 23 January 2024  Accepted: 14 April 2024  Published: 9 May 2024

© 2024 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of the Australian Mammal Society.

Abstract

For threatened species that occur across multi-use landscapes, a coordinated cross-tenure management approach is desirable to achieve long-term conservation outcomes. To provide a comprehensive understanding of the progress towards achieving conservation priorities for the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (WA), and inform ongoing research and funding investment, we review a research program that has focused on the species over the past decade. Priorities were initially established at a stakeholder workshop in 2013, and research targeting key areas has greatly enhanced ecological knowledge of the bilby in the Pilbara and elsewhere in WA. Highlights include the development of a non-invasive scat DNA-based abundance monitoring technique, an improved understanding of habitat use and diet, including the importance of Acacia spp. that host root-dwelling larvae, and the threat posed by introduced predators. Proposed future research directions focus on better understanding habitat requirements and the association between key food resources and fire, evaluating genetic structure and gene flow at the landscape-scale and examining threat interactions. Management to mitigate a range of threats including introduced predators, grazing livestock/feral herbivores and fire is recommended, with consideration for an integrated approach.

Keywords: habitat use, integrated management, marsupial, matters of national environmental significance (MNES), multi-use landscape, survey techniques, threat mitigation, threatened fauna.

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