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"Eastern quolls were once abundant in southeast Australia. But in 1963, the
small, polka-dotted marsupials disappeared from the mainland, with the only
surviving wild population living on the island state of Tasmania.
Now, however, with help from conservationists, the bushy-tailed critters are
slowly returning to the mainland. Biologists recently released 15 endangered
eastern quolls (
Dasyurus viverrinus) into a protected site in the state of
New South Wales.
The captive-bred carnivores were introduced into a “controlled bushland
environment” near the town of Nowra, according to a statement from the
University of Sydney. The university teamed up with the Jerrinja Indigenous
people, as well as the wildlife conservation group Aussie Ark, on the project.
The 168-acre site is located on the Bannockburn campus of the Scots College, a
Presbyterian boys’ school. This is the first time eastern quolls have been
released on the site, though they’ve been reintroduced in other parts of New
South Wales in recent years.
Ron Carberry, a Jerrinja tribal leader, describes the release as a “magnificent
moment” for the “magic little animal.”
“It’s about healing Country,” he says in the statement."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
