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"It’s been almost two centuries since the small Mitchell’s hopping mouse jumped
across NSW, but scientists are hoping 150 of the creatures might be enough to
restore its population.
Behind a high electrified fence in Mallee Cliffs National Park, in the state’s
south-west, are 9500 hectares of land that are cat- and fox-free, where the
mice will be given a chance to thrive.
The Mitchell’s Hopping Mouse has returned to NSW after an absence of more than
150 years.
It’s part of a statewide project to bolster and return the wild populations of
more than a dozen species that had become extinct in NSW, as well as more than
20 other locally extinct species.
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service deputy secretary Atticus Fleming said
Australia had the worst extinction rates in the world, driven in part by feral
animals such as cats and foxes.
“Feral cats, foxes and rabbits have created marsupial ghost towns across much
of inland Australia,” he said. “This project is about turning back time –
creating massive feral-free areas, returning wildlife and restoring our
landscapes.”
The Mitchell’s hopping mouse reintroduction has been driven by NPWS, the
Australian Wildlife Conservancy and Zoos South Australia. Fleming said an
important part of the project was choosing the founding population that will be
responsible for bolstering the population to 950 mice."
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Future Crunch Jul 25, 2022:
https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-aids-botswana-coal-us-ocean-colombia/
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