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Background:

Current bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus) distribution knowledge is limited to specific regions.
Resource limitations hinder broad-scale, long-term wombat monitoring.
Human-wombat conflicts, such as burrowing impacts and roadkill, are significant concerns.

Purpose of the Study:

To generate a national-scale predicted habitat suitability map for the bare-nosed wombat.
To identify key environmental characteristics influencing wombat distribution.
To inform conservation planning and conflict mitigation strategies.

Main Methods:

Utilized the MaxEnt modeling approach for habitat suitability prediction.
Integrated data from government databases, the WomSAT citizen science tool, and field surveys.
Analyzed 36,210 post-2020 data points, focusing on environmental variables like soil type and land use.

Main Results:

Highly suitable wombat habitats are concentrated in the Sydney Basin, South Eastern Corner, and South Eastern Highlands.
Habitat suitability predictions were limited in Tasmania and the Victoria-South Australia border region.
Soil type (Mb2, Me1, Mw1) and land use (grazing land, protected areas) were identified as primary drivers of wombat presence.

Conclusions:

Expanding protected areas in highly suitable wombat habitats is recommended.
Implementing long-term monitoring programs is crucial for effective conservation.
Mitigation strategies for human-wombat conflicts are essential for species survival.
The developed MaxEnt model can be adapted for other species with limited or uneven datasets to improve distribution assessments.