Bad fire science can kill our threatened species. It's time to cooperate with nature
- Written by: Philip Zylstra, Adjunct Associate Professor at Curtin University, Research Associate at University of New South Wales, Curtin University
ShutterstockFor four years, naturalist Allison Dixon regularly walked from dusk until dawn at the Warrungup Spring bush reserve south of Perth, carefully documenting every western ringtail possum she saw.
The possum – or ngwayir in the language of Traditional Owners – is critically endangered. The species is found only in a small area...
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