Lead JCU researcher Dr Sebastian Hoefer releasing a tagged mammal back into the wild. Credit: Lucca Amorim A study published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze over 300,000 hours of vocal recordings of mammal species from Far North Queensland to southern New South Wales and discovered a new approach to mammal monitoring that will have a ground-breaking impact on conservation. "Australia is the worst place for