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MammalsTwenty years of captive breeding and reintroductionof the eastern barred bandicoot inVictoria, AustraliaAmy Winnard 1 , Richard Hill 2 , Peter Courtney 3 , Graeme Coulson 4 ,Dan Harley 5 & Marissa Parrott 61 - Research Associate, Department of Zoology, The University of Melbourne,Victoria 3010, Australia amy.winnard@unimelb.edu.au2 - Senior Biodiversity Officer, Department of Sustainability and Environment, 147Bahgallah Road, Casterton, Victoria 3311, Australia Richard.Hill@dse.vic.gov.au3 - Senior Curator, Melbourne Zoo, Zoos Victoria, P.O. Box 74, Parkville, Victoria3052, Australia pcourtney@zoo.org.au4 - Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, The University of Melbourne,Victoria 3010, Australia gcoulson@unimelb.edu.au5 - Threatened Species Biologist, Wildlife Conservation and Science, Zoos Victoria,P.O. Box 74, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia dharley@zoo.org.au6 - Reproductive Biologist, Wildlife Conservation and Science, Zoos Victoria, P.O.Box 74, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia, mparrott@zoo.org.auIntroductionThe eastern barred bandicoot (EBB; Perameles gunnii) is a small (