How a clever chemical implant is being used to turn harmless bilbies into feral cat killers
When feral predators eat an implanted bilby, the predator dies too because the coating rapidly dissolves in stomach acid.
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When feral predators eat an implanted bilby, the predator dies too because the coating rapidly dissolves in stomach acid.
One of Australia's most iconic native animals has been fitted with a small "rice-sized" implant, injected u...
In South Australia, 30 bilbies are sporting implants under their skin as part of a scientific trial. If the animals are eaten in the wild, their predators will also die from toxins present in the implants.
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