April 2026

Niche partitioning explains the difference between widespread and restricted distributions, and detection rarity of arboreal mammals from north Kimberley savannas

Ian J. Radford, Ben Corey, Tom Vigilante, Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation, Wilinggin Aboriginal Corporation, Leigh-Ann Woolley, Cara PentonH and Michael Hitchcock Read full publication. Abstract. Conservation managers often have little information on distribution ranges and ecological characteristics of rare species, thereby hindering effective decision-making. This challenge is evident for arboreal mammals of northern Australia where

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🔥 New research is revealing just how much Kimberley wildlife depends on low intensity prescribed burning

DBCA worked alongside Wunambal Gaambera and Wilinggin Aboriginal Corporations, with support from WWF, to understand why some tree‑dwelling mammals, in the north Kimberley are rare while others remain widespread.Across eight years of ground‑based and arboreal surveys, the team found a clear pattern: species like savanna gliders, black‑footed tree‑rats, brushtail possums, and phascogales that rely on

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