Under pressure from predatory foxes and cats and competing with feral rabbits, the Greater bilby has lost more than 80 percent of its habitat. Conservation work led by Professor Carolyn Hogg is designed to help save the bilby from extinction. Read the full article here: https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/07/01/australia-greater-bilby-genome-sequenced-marsupial-conservation.html
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The Guardian: ‘Weird and cool’: bilby genome sequence could help to save the species
Bilbies have the biggest genome of any marsupial, which could be down to how it evolved its incredible sense of smell. Find the full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/01/bilby-genome-sequencing-endangered-species