This study not only looked at the number of Burrowing Bettongs to leave the Arid Recovery Reserve but also the number of bettongs investigating the gates, the influence of gate placement, how to optimise gate use via a food lure, the sex ratio of departing bettongs and also the distance travelled by a bettong to access the gate.

Animals which specialise in eating seeds are known as seed predators. In the desert, their preferences for specific species of seeds can change the number and types of plants in an area by removing seeds from the bank they grow from. In many countries mammals are the main seed predators, followed by ants then birds. In Australia, ants are considered the most important seed predators, and mammals are considered unimportant.