native mammals

Tasmanian devil stepping out of a hessian bag

Tasmanian devils have just broken the laws of scavenging - and scientists are puzzled

12 Jan 2022

They are the only known scavengers in the world to have picky diets.

A Tasmanian devil looking up, showcasing its long whiskers

The secret life of Tasmanian devils is hiding in their whiskers

02 Dec 2021

I know what you did last summer: chemical clues in the marsupial’s whiskers can reveal what they ate months – and even seasons – ago.

Platypus to make a comeback in Australia's oldest national park

05 Sep 2021

UNSW Sydney scientists are leading a project to bring the iconic mammal back to Royal National Park after almost 50 years.

Platypus on brink of extinction

20 Jan 2020

New UNSW research calls for national action to minimise the risk of the platypus vanishing due to habitat destruction, dams and weirs.

Bilby bounces back

15 Dec 2017

The Greater Bilby has not been seen in the wild in NSW for more than a century. Deborah Smith reports on an ambitious comeback plan.

Extinct mouse resurfaces in state’s west

24 Mar 2016

A big-eared native mouse declared extinct in NSW after not being seen for more than 80 years has been found at the UNSW Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station near Broken Hill.

Dog eat cat: the push to re-wild Australia

08 Sep 2015

Scientist and filmmaker Daniel Hunter believes “re-wilding” is the best way to battle the invasive predators driving many species to extinction.

Stop poisoning dingoes to protect native mammals

12 Mar 2014

Poisoning of dingoes – the top predators in the Australian bush – has a deleterious effect on small native mammals such as marsupial mice and bandicoots, a UNSW-led study shows.