In Australia the spotted-tailed
quoll (Dasyuus maculatus), Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii), and feral cat (Felis catus) all increased or decreased their vigilance levels depending on their interactions with each other's scents (Andersen et al, 2016).
Reasons vary with species and include hunting, burning, poisoning, habitat loss and alteration, disease (Eastern
Quoll), roadkill, and competition with and predation by novel predators.
Threatened species of the Pilbara that are vulnerable to cats include the northern
quoll, greater bilby, Pilbara olive python, Pilbara leaf-nosed bat and the night parrot.
Quoll babies stay sheltered in the pouch for around three months while they gain weight and grow fur.
The third ritual, The
Quoll Ritual (Tenteing Ben) is quite violent and no ritual fathers protect the novices from the harsh attacks.
"Dogs have been trained to find evidence of the elusive and endangered Tiger
Quoll by finding where they go to the toilet/' says Emma.
Notes on the Devil (Sarcophilus harrisi) and the
Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) in North-Eastern Tasmania.
Target species Taxon Spotted knapweed Centaurea stoebe (small) ([dagger]) plant Spotted knapweed (medium) ([dagger]) Spotted knapweed (large) ([dagger]) Kit fox Vulpes macrotis mutica and coyote Canis mammal latrans Desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii reptile Spotted-tailed
quoll Dasyurus maculatus mammal Felids Puma concolor, Lynx rufus and Felis catus mammal Foxes Vulpes vulpes, V.
Many species introduced into the ecosystem, that hunt these marsupials, like rabbits, cats and foxes will be kept out these two enclosures to ensure that the previously thought to be extinct like the greater bilby, the western
quoll, and the western barred bandicoot can breed and get the numbers up to a considerable amount before releasing them into the wild.
2006: Diet of the spotted-tailed
quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) in Eastern Australia: effects of season, sex and size.
