REINTRODUCE AUSTRALIA
WESTERN QUOLL (Dasyurus Geoffroii). Long-term conservation efforts mean the future is looking brighter for the western quoll. WA Parks and Wildlife. Source: www.theconversation.com
What we can lose but provide hope
Australia has the worst rate of recent mammal extinctions in the world: more than 10 per cent of Australia’s 273 mammal species has gone extinct since European settlement, and more than 100 native mammal species are on the brink of disappearing forever – including the iconic Australian mammal – Western Quoll.
Predation by feral cats and foxes changed fire patterns and feral herbivores are the main threats driving the decline of Australia’s wildlife. Some of Australia’s most iconic mammals, such as the Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis), Bridled Nailtail Wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata) and Mala (Rufous Hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus) are now either extinct in the wild or barely persist in just a fraction of their former range.
But there is hope: AWC (Australian Wildlife Conservancy) is successfully halting the decline of some of Australia’s most endangered mammals and restoring their populations.
AWC’s national reintroduction program is one of Australia’s few stand-out conservation success stories for these – and other – endangered native animals.
Western Quolls were once present in a wide variety of habitats across nearly 70 per cent of the Australian mainland. They are now found only in the southwestern corner of WA, where their distribution is patchy.
AWC currently protect this species at our Paruna Wildlife Sanctuary. Coming up, they have plans to return them to Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary, as well as Mallee Cliffs and Pilliga national parks, in partnership with the NSW Government under its Saving Species program.
GENEROS is ready to help! Please, donate to bring The Western Quoll back to their areas! Help Us to Give Australian Wildlife Conservation
