... for this loss are unclear but may be due to a combination of factors including isolation of the reserve by urban development and highway upgrades, a lack of fire for 40 years, competition for food with the local population of the Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami , prolonged drought and possibly...

...Radika J. Michniewicz; Jodie Danvers ABSTRACT Combined drainage/fauna culverts and dedicated fauna underpasses are routinely used to mitigate the potential barrier effects of roads and reduce road-related mortality. To determine the success of underpasses constructed as part the Pacific Highway...

... Reardon3, Paul Gray4 and Jasmin Hufschmid1 1 Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Melbourne Veterinary School,The Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences,The University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Highway,Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia 2 Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research...

... and there are 26 towns within the World Heritage Area. Each of these towns has a network of streets that covers much more than just the perimeter of the town, and there are two major highways that bisect the World Heritage Area. Although an average death rate of one reptile per month may be considered negligible...

...-evaluation of criteria for aging koalas by tooth-wear class Alistair Melzer1#, William Ellis1,2, Greg Gordon4, Gail Tucker1, Robyn Kindness1and Frank Carrick3 1 Koala Research Centre of Central Queensland, CQ University, Bruce Highway, Rockhampton, Qld 4702 2 San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research...

... use, feeding activity and diet of koalas on St Bees Island, Queensland A. Melzer1#, C. Baudry 1, M. Kadiri1 and W. Ellis1,2. 1 Koala Research Centre of Central Queensland, CQUniversity, Bruce Highway, Rockhampton, Qld 4702 2 San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, Zoological Society of San...

... to an end James L Sansom1*, Mark D Blythman1,2, Ron Priemus3 and Peter R Mawson4 1 Bold Park Bird Banding Group, 15A Cassia Street, Greenwood WA 6024, Australia. 2 Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Parks and Wildlife Service, South Coast Region, 120 Albany Highway, Albany,WA 6330...

[email protected] 2 School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia 3 BirdLife Australia, Suite 2-05, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia. Email: janelle. [email protected] A BS TR A CT Despite its widespread range overlapping...

... left by humans. In the surrounding hinterland no Southern Greater Gliders were found at Cullunghutti Aboriginal Area, Moeyan Hill Reserve, Harley Hill, Berry Hospital Reserve or freehold land adjacent to the Princes Highway and Berry refuse area indicating the population in the reserve is isolated...

..., [email protected] 2 School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia. Email: [email protected] 3 Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, New York 12545, USA. Email: [email protected] 4 School of Forest Resources, College...

...) Robert Porter1, John Weigel2, Richard Shine3* 1Livefoods Unlimited, 39 Luxton Court, Tallebudgera Valley, Queensland 4228, Australia 2Australian Reptile Park, Pacific Highway, Somersby, NSW 2250, Australia 3School of Biological Sciences A08, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia *To whom...

... University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia. Email: [email protected] 2 The Nature Conservancy, Suite 3-04, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia Key words: Range expansion, invasive species, Mourning Gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris, Queensland Acknowledgements Patrick...

..., Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia. Email: [email protected] 2The Nature Conservancy, Suite 3-04, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia. 3Research Branch, Parks Victoria, Level 10, 535 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia. Email: mantos...

..., and early impact on prey animals of the red fox Vulpes vulpes in Victoria and adjoining parts of south-eastern Australia Ian Abbott School of Earth and Environment, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6007 and Science Division...

... pflaumii (Bleeker 1853) (Pisces: Gobiidae) into southwestern Australia Mark G. Maddern1 and Sue Morrison2 1 School of Animal Biology (M092), Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia, 6009, Australia. Author...