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"Reintroduced populations of Australia’s endangered Numbat appear to be
increasing within wildlife sanctuaries in the lower Murray Darling Basin, five
years after the 2018/19 drought triggered a decline in populations. Ecologists
at Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) are hopeful that increased sightings
of the species indicate that the populations are rebounding and returning to
pre-drought levels.
The Numbat was absent in the Murray Darling Basin for over 100 years until
1993, when 15 individuals were released inside a 1,100 hectare feral
predator-free fenced area at Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary on the land of
Ngarrindjeri Nation in the south east of Australia. The Numbat reintroduction
at Yookamurra was initiated by Earth Sanctuaries, before AWC took over
management in 2002 and finished work on the feral predator-free area.
In 1999, another Numbat population was established at Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary
on Barkandji country in far western NSW. The reintroduction consisted of 43
founders released inside a 4,000-hectare feral predator-free fenced area. The
fenced area was then expanded to 8,000 hectares and a further 30 Numbats were
released there in 2011-2012. By December 2020, a third population was
established within the largest fenced cat and fox-free area on mainland
Australia, in Mallee Cliffs National Park. In partnership with NSW National
Parks and Wildlife Service, 15 Numbats were released in 2020, and joined by
another 31 individuals in 2021 and 2022."
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