The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) once occupied much of Australia's mainland. Bilbies are now listed as vulnerable and only occur in 20% of their former range. Operation Rangeland Restoration aims to to restore an ex−pastoral lease; reintroduce several species of locally extirpated fauna, including the bilby; and maintain the area in perpetuity for the conservation of Australian arid zone species. Bilbies were reintroduced to the Matuwa Indigenous Protected Area between 2007 and 2010 and, with ongoing landscape-scale control of feral predators, herbivores, and fire, have thrived. Here, we present a detailed account of the methods used during the reintroduction, showing that between 2007 and 2019 there has been an 88% increase in the area of occupancy by bilbies at Matuwa. The results of 2-ha track plot surveys conducted by the traditional owners of Matuwa suggest that the reintroduced bilbies are emigrating out of Matuwa. In addition, in 2018 and 2019 we used 120 camera-traps over 18 mo and occupancy analysis to confirm the widespread presence of bilbies across Matuwa and define significant habitat correlates. Bilbies were more likely to be detected on sandplains with Eucalyptus species as overstorey vegetation and Triodia as understorey vegetation. Bilbies were not detected in habitats with ≥ 75% bare ground. We attribute the success of the bilby reintroduction at Matuwa to the consistent implementation of landscape-scale control of feral predators.

大比尔比犬 (Macrotis lagotis)曾经占据了澳大利亚大陆的大部分地区。Bilbies 现在被列为易受攻击的，并且只发生在其以前范围的 20% 内。牧场恢复行动旨在恢复前牧区租赁；重新引入当地灭绝的几种动物群，包括比尔比；并永久维护该地区，以保护澳大利亚干旱地区的物种。2007 年至 2010 年间，兔耳狸被重新引入马图瓦土著保护区，随着对野生捕食者、食草动物和火的持续景观规模控制，它们茁壮成长。在这里，我们详细介绍了重新引入期间使用的方法，表明在 2007 年至 2019 年间，马图瓦比比犬的入住面积增加了 88%。Matuwa 的传统所有者进行的 2 公顷田径调查结果表明，重新引入的 bilbies 正在迁出 Matuwa。此外，在 2018 年和 2019 年，我们使用了 18 个月内的 120 个相机陷阱和占用分析来确认马图瓦兔兔的广泛存在并定义了重要的栖息地相关性。在沙平原上更容易发现比目鱼Eucalyptus物种作为上层植被和Triodia作为下层植被。在 ≥ 75% 裸露地面的栖息地中未检测到比目鱼。我们将马图瓦的 bilby 重新引入的成功归功于对野生捕食者的景观规模控制的一致实施。