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Why we need a better appreciation of our native rodents
Australia’s native rats and mice are as worthy of love and attention as the continent’s better-known marsupials.
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Wildlife
8 adorable Aussie desert-dwellers
These arid-zone mammals are tougher than they look, surviving in some of Australia’s harshest conditions.
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Scientists fear New Holland mouse numbers are in steep decline
The New Holland mouse hasn’t been seen in the Otway ranges, its native habitat, since 2003 and scientists are now worried for their future.
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The little Aussie mouse surviving against all odds
Researchers once worried the native smoky mouse was at threat of local extinction, but the population of these tiny troopers persists.
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Elusive northern hopping mouse caught on camera
The elusive northern hopping mouse is on the brink of extinction but a new camera trap has captured video of the species for the first time.
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Endangered dusky mouse protected by dingoes
While the feral cats are away, the dusky hopping mice can come out to play – thanks to the help of dingoes