Bandicoot Bandits and the Great Truffle Heist

Bandicoots are native marsupials who you might have met foraging for grubs, roots or fungi in your garden. However, our little diggers have developed a taste for expensive French black truffles, costing farmers up to $20k a year. Learn how Annabel Ellis, a PhD student at the University of Sydney, has used marsupial friendly strategies to discourage their gourmet taste. Find out how human-wildlife conflict can be resolved with benefit to both.

Photo courtesy of Jenna Bytheway.

This event is part of the Queanbeyan-Palerang Heritage Festival.