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Aussie tourists to see 'extinct' animals behind national park's 25km predator-free fence
The 2,000-hectare Nungatta feral predator-free area in the South-East Forest National Park has been completed, but for now, ...
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A Tiny Endangered Creature That ‘Moves Like Greased Lightning’ Has Been Found in an Unexpected Place
Trail cameras captured an elusive Leadbeater's possum in the Australian state of New South Wales, where they were thought to ...
Australia’s giant extinct marsupials may be ID’d using tiny bone bits
“Fossils deposited in hot, dry and arid places, such as large parts of Australia, lose their collagen very early…. The major ...
‘Pint-sized’ predator declared locally extinct in Australia. It’s making comeback
The species was declared locally extinct in 2016 and last recorded in the wild more than a century ago, wildlife officials ...
Scientists Are Eyeing Tasmanian Tigers for an Extinction Comeback — After Bringing Back Dire Wolves
Scientists have successfully mapped the genome of the Tasmanian tiger, an extinct marsupial native to Australia that was last ...
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‘Extinct’ marsupial might be alive and ‘evading detection’ in Australia, study says
The desert rat-kangaroo — a small marsupial species — was declared extinct in 1994. But, scientists believe it could be alive and “evading detection,” according to a new study. Photo from ...
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‘Extinct’ marsupial might be alive and ‘evading detection’ in Australia, study says
A tiny marsupial species declared extinct decades ago may still be hopping around in the deserts of Australia — and a new study offers a potential roadmap for its rediscovery. The desert rat ...