Over 10,000 traps reveal only 1 pookila in southeast Queensland survey

NewsData newsroom brief · 66d ago · 1 min read · via phys.org

It's 5 a.m. when we crawl out of our tents. The catbirds are calling and the night sky is fading to dawn as we prepare to head into the wilderness. We're surrounded by the towering eucalypts of southeast Queensland in search of a small, native mouse called the pookila.

It's 5 a.m. when we crawl out of our tents. The catbirds are calling and the night sky is fading to dawn as we prepare to head into the wilderness. We're surrounded by the towering eucalypts of southeast Queensland in search of a small, native mouse called the pookila. This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking science. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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