Scientists Use DNA from Poop to Save the World’s Rarest Marsupial In Western Australia's scrublands, scientists are employing cutting edge techniques to save one of the planet's rarest marsupials, the Gilbert's potoroo.
With fewer than 150 individuals remaining in the wild, conservation efforts have brought the species back from the brink, and a new approach is now being used: analyzing DNA from scat.
The research, led by Edith Cowan University and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), highlights a critical challenge facing wildlife preservation.