"Revival of the Wild: Bilby Population Booms in NSW National Park. Seven years after a groundbreaking reintroduction effort, conservationists are celebrating a major milestone in the fight to save the endangered bilby. In 2019, a pioneering breeding trial was launched at Mallee Cliffs National Park in New South Wales, releasing 50 'founder' bilbies into a carefully fenced area with the goal of establishing a self-sustaining wild population for the first time in over a century. The results are nothing short of remarkable, with numbers soaring to almost 2,000, offering new hope for the future of this iconic Australian species."
Fifty ‘founder’ bilbies were released in fenced breeding area in 2019 with the aim of establishing first wild population there in a centuryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEfforts to reintroduce bilbies in the far south-west of New South Wales are showing signs of success, with numbers climbing to almost 2,000, seven years after the first breeding trial at Mallee Cliffs national park.Fifty “founder” bilbies, including 30 from Thistle Island off the coast of South Australia, were released in a fenced breeding area in 2019 with the aim of establishing a wild population in the Mallee Cliffs habitat for the first time in a century.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...
