Gilbert's potoroo (Potorous gilbertii)

What we do

• Research the biology, ecology and genetics of Western Australian fauna
• Monitor the health of WA fauna populations and communities
• Research and manage the impact of introduced predators (eg foxes, cats, feral pigs and cane toads) on Western Australian fauna and biodiversity
• Research impacts on threatened marine fauna (eg turtles and dugongs)
• Carry out translocations of threatened animals

Key activities and projects

• Diagnosing recent woylie declines in south-western Australia
• Development of effective broadscale aerial baiting strategies for the control of feral cats
• Gilbert's potoroo (Potorous gilbertii) recovery plan
• Ecology and conservation of threatened pythons in WA
• Conservation of south coast threatened birds
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Research information sheets

• Faunal extinctions – Where and how have populations disappeared? (PDF 161 KB)
• Salt-loving shrimps threatened by salinisation? (PDF 184 KB)
• Jarrah leafminer: a damaging pest of jarrah forest (PDF 135 KB)
• Monitoring fox and feral cat populations using sand plots (PDF 132 KB)
• Woylie declines: what are the causes? (PDF 154 KB)
• Gilbert's potoroo translocated to new areas find their fungi (PDF 176 KB)
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Our researchers and their areas of expertise

• Mr Keith Morris (Program Leader)
• List of fauna researchers and their areas of expertise