Interactions between humans and urban-adapted marsupials on private properties in the greater Perth region
Alison Hillman A B and R. C. Andrew Thompson A
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A School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
B Corresponding author. Email: a.hillman@murdoch.edu.au
Australian Mammalogy 38(2) 253-255 https://doi.org/10.1071/AM15045
Submitted: 28 October 2015 Accepted: 3 February 2016 Published: 18 March 2016
Abstract
This study documents a range of interactions between humans and quenda (Isoodon obesulus) and brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in urbanised Perth, Australia. These interactions are of veterinary public health significance. Findings suggest that public education is important to safeguard the health of both the marsupials and humans involved in such interactions.
Additional keywords: biosecurity, supplemental feeding, wildlife.
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