Tale of muskrats, bandicoots Aug 11, 2008
Speaking of muskrats causing levee breaches, we seem to have an epidemic of bandicoots in Indonesia who are bringing down the economy of the country. They have successfully kept the image of Indonesia intactas one of the most corrupt countries. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Artist beats the odds with $50000 win Aug 2, 2008
His winning entry, Bandicoot Playground, depicts eastern barred bandicoots, which are under threat from increasing numbers of feral cats and foxes on the island. "I just wanted to show that, with their habitat in the foreground and the background, so you get an overall view," he said. (NEWS.com.au)
Truffle kerfuffle over bandicoots Jun 2, 2008
THEY may eat like animals, but, when it come to fine dining, long-nosed bandicoots are true gourmets. Researchers counting bandicoots in the bush suspected the marsupials might not have been as rare as their sightings suggested ... Suddenly the southern NSW forests seemed alive with bandicoots. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Building a second ark Feb 22, 2008
It means no more pig-footed bandicoots, with hind toes that elongated into tiny hooves. No more of the lesser bilbies that once burrowed metres deep into the sand dunes of the central deserts. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Gaming confessions Nov 20, 2007
I still maintain that the original arcade version of Bubble Bobble is the greatest Non-Mario platform game ever made (Hedgehogs, Bandicoots, Bobcats, Purple dragons, etc. be damned). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Realistic game aimed at the "girlfriend" market Nov 9, 2007
After doing four Crash Bandicoots and four Jak & Daxters, we're ready for something new,'' Wells said. We really wanted to do something that was cinematic and made you feel like you're playing a movie. (NEWS.com.au)
Toxic fears for seal pups and penguins Oct 5, 2007
The report also raises concerns about Tasmanian devils, spot-tailed quolls and bandicoots during construction of the pipeline. It recommends escape ramps be installed and that animal casualties be monitored. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Cat or dog - which is the best choice for the planet? Oct 3, 2007
Faecal analysis by the National Parks and Wildlife Service recently found domestic dogs regularly feast on native wildlife, such as possums, wallabies, kangaroos and southern brown bandicoots, the last being a critically endangered species. In the late 1990s domestic dogs were blamed for wiping out the entire penguin colony at Eagle's Claw, near Eden. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Experts call for return of the natives Sep 30, 2007
Mr Cheng, a former teacher at Taronga Zoo, said possums, bats, bandicoots and wombats would make good pets. Quolls would be a good replacement for cats as they can be affectionate and interact with humans. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
In Tasmania Feral Foxes Take Over May 29, 2007
bandicoots, eastern quoll, long nosed potoroo and Tasmanian bettong. Small rodents. (Suite101.com)
Building bridges to save Sydney possums May 23, 2007
Ms Adams has collected 600 dead possums, dozens of local birds and 10 dead bandicoots over the past 24 months. "There would be heaps that I missed because a lot of the animals that get hit then run off the road and in to the bush to die, and foxes eat some of them," she said. (ABC News Online, Australia)
Killers in your backyard May 1, 2007
"We also have evidence of them eating southern brown bandicoots, which is a critically endangered species," says Mel Hall, a pest management officer with the parks service. "Southern brown bandicoots used to be common across NSW but now they're restricted to Garigal and Ku-ring-gai Chase national parks.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
* Koalas could disappear within a decade Apr 14, 2007
Walraven sees the koala as a flagship species, with the health of their populations serving as an indicator of the wider health of the wildlife of the bush, including bandicoots and wallabies. "My view is that there are a range of animals under that five, six, seven kilogram range that really [are] quite vulnerable to increased development and land clearing on the coast," she said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Australia's Kangaroo Island Mar 19, 2007
Possums, bandicoots, ant-eaters and platypus ... There still are plenty of marsupials here: grey kangaroo, wallabies, bandicoots and possums are common. (Suite101.com)
Revealed: legal land clearing's savage toll Feb 28, 2007
Based on 639,930 hectares of land clearing approvals granted in NSW between 1998 and 2005, the report estimates more than 11 million mammals including kangaroos and wallabies, bandicoots, koalas and wombats; about 13 million birds (mostly woodland and forest birds such as honeyeaters and babblers); and more than 80 million reptiles such as skinks and geckos would have died or will die because of loss of habitat. The Minister for Natural Resources, Ian Macdonald, said satellite imagery showed the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Queensland offers a stunning diversity of environments Feb 4, 2007
Then it was on to encounters with red-legged pademelons, bandicoots, Papuan frogmouths, assassin bugs and even a Wompoo fruit-dove, with its hallucinogenic colors. The domestic flight landed in Cairns (pronounced "cans" in the local inflection), where you can rent a car, take a deep breath and drive north. (Buffalo News -- Arts)
Monster marsupials lurked underground Jan 25, 2007
Most of the small mammals - which included possums, dunnarts, antechinuses, bandicoots and bilbies - are also still alive, but do not all live on the now-denuded Nullarbor. Two species of parrots were also found. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Environmentalists slam WA gas project Dec 12, 2006
The EPA said the project would pose a particular risk to the island's population of flatback turtles, as well as wallabies, bandicoots and birds. Mr McGowan said he was satisfied the environmental risks of the project could be managed. (The Australian)
Conservationists recognised at Landcare Awards Oct 11, 2006
Three hundred students worked on stream bank rehabilitation, planting shrubs for barred bandicoots and other wildlife. It has now created a model which is used by 20 schools in Tasmania, and it shares environmental information with American, Canadian, and Croatian schools. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Environment)
