The animals were released into Aussie Ark’s 400-hectare Barrington Wildlife Sanctuary
Sanctuary in the state’s Upper Hunter region, bolstering a flourishing insurance population of quolls.The Barrington population is the largest on the mainland and has been established through the Tasmanian Quoll Program where the marsupials are still found in the wild.“This is a globally significant moment,” Aussie Ark managing director, Tim Faulkner, said.
“Here we are, releasing healthy, happy animals back into the Australian bush. It’s a spectacular culmination of five years of hard work and proof again of the success of our breeding and rewilding program.”The cat-sized carnivore mostly comes out at night and is a solitary animal. Once flourishing on the mainland, its population has been decimated by feral cats and foxes.
Aussie Ark hopes to eventually create a group of quolls in the Barrington reserve, which represents what they would normally have experienced in the wild without the threat of feral invasive predators.Free daily newsletter Our Australian morning briefing email breaks down the key national and international stories of the day and why they matterNewsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our
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