Australia released 17 threatened bettongs into a predator-free reserve; the digging marsupials could help restore the forest ecosystem
- PC: WikipediaA threatened native species is returning to Ngambaa Nature Reserve on the NSW mid-north coast, with 17 adult rufous bettongs released into a feral predator-free area.
- The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Aussie Ark and the University of Newcastle carried out the first state-wide wild release of the species.
- The group includes 10 males and 7 females, which were translocated from Aussie Ark’s Barrington Tops facility in NSW.
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- PC: WikipediaA threatened native species is returning to Ngambaa Nature Reserve on the NSW mid-north coast, with 17 adult rufous bettongs released into a feral predator-free area.
- The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Aussie Ark and the University of Newcastle carried out the first state-wide wild release of the species.
- The group includes 10 males and 7 females, which were translocated from Aussie Ark’s Barrington Tops facility in NSW.
Sources: Times of India