Frequency, geographical distribution and potential risk factors associated with a papillomatosis and carcinomatosis syndrome in the endangered western barred bandicoot (Perameles bougainville)

Once widespread across western and southern Australia, wild populations of the western barred bandicoot (Perameles bougainville) are currently only found on Bernier and Dorre Islands, Shark Bay, Western Australia. A debilitating skin disease is hindering conservation efforts to prevent the extinction of this endangered Australian marsupial.