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One little bandicoot can dig up an elephant's worth of soil a year – and our ecosystem loves it

  • Written by Euan Ritchie, Associate Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
One little bandicoot can dig up an elephant's worth of soil a year – and our ecosystem loves itCatching The Eye/Flickr, CC BY

On Churchill Island, southeast of Melbourne, small cone-shaped, shallow holes (digs) puncture the grass. They’re widespread, and reveal moist soil below the surface. A soil heap at the entrance of a dig is a sign it was made recently.

Older digs are filled with leaves, grass, spiders, beetles and other...

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