Extinction came close twice late last century for Western Australia’s faunal emblem, the numbat. Now this still endangered and enchanting little marsupial is slowly making a comeback, even to parts of eastern Australia where it hasn’t been seen for many decades.
Toxic shrubs have unwittingly aided the numbat in WA, creating sanctuaries for the endangered animal.
Our latest AG Reader Video comes from Robert McLean in south-western WA, who captured this footage of endangered baby numbats in their burrow.
As West Australian numbat populations decline, fenced reserves in South Australia and New South Wales are yielding more hopeful results.
Help Project Numbat fund research and predator-control programs to protect WA’s faunal emblem.
A group of numbat lovers has come to the rare marsupial’s rescue in a pocket of south-western WA.
There are less than 1000 numbats left alive on the planet, including those in enclosed reserves and zoos. One of the main areas were they are found is the Dryandra woodland in WA’s southern wheatbelt.
