If social learning is more efficient than independent individual exploration, animals should
learn vital cultural skills exclusively, and routine skills faster, through social learning …

134 Medicine of Australian Mammals range in size from 1 kg to 3 kg. Rat-kangaroos hop, but
in contrast to kangaroos and wallabies can use their tails to pick up objects such as grass …

All mammals are characterized by the ability of females to produce milk. Marsupial
(metatherian) and monotreme (prototherian) young are born in a highly altricial state and …

The IUCN Red List is the most widely used tool to measure extinction risk and report
biodiversity trends. Accurate and standardized conservation status assessments for the …

Assisted breeding technology (ART), including artificial insemination (AI), has the potential
to advance the conservation and welfare of marsupials. Many of the challenges facing AI …

Since 1984, Monterey Bay Aquarium's Sea Otter Research and Conservation (SORAC)
program has treated more than 70 stranded newborn sea otter pups. Pups rehabilitated for …

Compassionate conservation: A paradigm shift for wildlife management in Australasia Page 1 1
Compassionate conservation: A paradigm shift for wildlife management in Australasia Daniel …

Marsupials give birth to an undeveloped altricial young after a relatively short gestation
period, but have a long and sophisticated lactation with the young usually developing in a …

This recovery plan addresses the conservation requirements of five species of rock
wallabies that occur in the NT, SA and WA. Within these five species are a number of …

Captive-bred brush-tailed rock-wallabies (BTRW) were reintroduced into the Grampians
National Park, Australia, during 2008–12. Two release strategies (methods) were …