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BellingenNSW<p>The emergence of sarcoptic mange in Australian wildlife via pet dogs<br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/114384263250656422" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.au/@Bellingen/1143842</span><span class="invisible">63250656422</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/parasites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parasites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Sarcoptidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sarcoptidae</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>koalas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wombats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wombats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/bandicoots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bandicoots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/possums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>possums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SettlerSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SettlerSociety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biosecurity</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>A burden to native wildlife</p><p>Sarcoptic mange is a parasitic skin disease affecting many Australian wildlife species. The burrowing mite creates tunnels under the skin affecting many Australian wildlife animals. "The mite is invasive to Australia and was likely introduced by European settlers and their domestic animals around 200 years ago.”<br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au/Portals/0/ResourceCentre/FactSheets/Mammals/Sarcoptic_mange_in_%20Australian_wildlife.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au</span><span class="invisible">/Portals/0/ResourceCentre/FactSheets/Mammals/Sarcoptic_mange_in_%20Australian_wildlife.pdf</span></a></p><p>"The origins of sarcoptic mange in Australian native animals are poorly understood, with the most consistent conclusion being that mange was introduced by settlers and their dogs and subsequently becoming a major burden to native wildlife."<br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-016-1578-2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">parasitesandvectors.biomedcent</span><span class="invisible">ral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-016-1578-2</span></a><br>Fraser T, Charleston M et al. (2016) The emergence of sarcoptic mange in Australian wildlife: A long- standing and unresolved debate. Parasites and Vectors, 9: 316<br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/parasites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parasites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Sarcoptidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sarcoptidae</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>koalas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wombats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wombats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/bandicoots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bandicoots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/possums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>possums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SettlerSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SettlerSociety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biosecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Bilbies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bilbies</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bandicoots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bandicoots</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bettongs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bettongs</span></a>, and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/quolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quolls</span></a> are making a comeback on these arid plains! Australia has the highest mammal extinction rate globally, but the Wild Deserts program is working hard to reverse that, with a dedicated team of scientists leading the charge. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/WildlifeConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifeConservation</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AustralianAnimals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustralianAnimals</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extinction</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-22/wild-deserts-program-saving-native-animals-from-extinction/104371626" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-09-22/wil</span><span class="invisible">d-deserts-program-saving-native-animals-from-extinction/104371626</span></a></p>
John McChesney-Young<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sutrofan.com/@webuiltthiscity" class="u-url mention">@<span>webuiltthiscity</span></a></span> Saw and thought of you:<br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MammalMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MammalMonday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarsupialMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsupialMonday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MonotremeMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MonotremeMonday</span></a> mashup:<br />&quot;Scene in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tasmania" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tasmania</span></a>, with Characteristic Mammalia&quot;: <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Thylacines" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Thylacines</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bandicoots" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bandicoots</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Wombats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wombats</span></a>, and an <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Echidna" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Echidna</span></a>!<br />Pl.XI in Alfred Russel Wallace&#39;s The Geographical Distribution of Animals Vol. 1, 1876; illustration by Johann Baptist Zwecker.</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/geographicaldist01wall2/page/n503/mode/1up" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/geographic</span><span class="invisible">aldist01wall2/page/n503/mode/1up</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/biogeography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>biogeography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zoology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>zoology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/naturalhistoryart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>naturalhistoryart</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sciart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sciart</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bookart</span></a><br /> <a href="https://historians.social/@art_history_animalia/110653225754500667" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">historians.social/@art_history</span><span class="invisible">_animalia/110653225754500667</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/MammalMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MammalMonday</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/MarsupialMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarsupialMonday</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/MonotremeMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonotremeMonday</span></a> mashup:<br>"Scene in <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Tasmania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tasmania</span></a>, with Characteristic Mammalia": <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Thylacines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thylacines</span></a>, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Bandicoots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bandicoots</span></a>, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Wombats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wombats</span></a>, and an <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Echidna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Echidna</span></a>!<br>Pl.XI in Alfred Russel Wallace's The Geographical Distribution of Animals Vol. 1, 1876; illustration by Johann Baptist Zwecker.</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/geographicaldist01wall2/page/n503/mode/1up" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/geographic</span><span class="invisible">aldist01wall2/page/n503/mode/1up</span></a></p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/biogeography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biogeography</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/zoology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zoology</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/naturalhistoryart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturalhistoryart</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/sciart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciart</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/bookart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookart</span></a></p>
Grumpy Penguin 🇦🇺 🇮🇱 🕯️<p>We spent our <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SunnySunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SunnySunday</span></a> afternoon at the Cranbourne Botanic Garden - along with half of Melbourne </p><p>We saw <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bandicoots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bandicoots</span></a> for the first time!!!!!!</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/AustralianNativeAnimals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustralianNativeAnimals</span></a></p><p>The chick was very excited to capture a couple of photos of them</p><p>My landscapes from the afternoon are over at Pixelfed AU</p><p>Penguins_Pix</p>
Andrew S. Flies @WildImmunity<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Backyard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backyard</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/bandicoots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bandicoots</span></a> finally? Need to get the trail camera setup again. Haven't seen any in almost 5 years at this house.</p>
kcarruthers<p>Hooray! </p><p>Outback golden <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bandicoots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bandicoots</span></a> 'rapidly' reproducing in western NSW, after formerly being locally extinct via ABC News </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-02/golden-bandicoots-locally-extinct-reproducing-western-nsw/101720372" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2022-12-02/gol</span><span class="invisible">den-bandicoots-locally-extinct-reproducing-western-nsw/101720372</span></a></p>