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An artist’s recreation of what the newly discovered (but extinct) species Bettongia haoucharae may have looked like. Nellie Pease

Australia has some new marsupial species – but they’re already extinct

Jake Newman-Martin, Curtin University; Alison Blyth, Curtin University; Kenny Travouillon, Western Australian Museum; Milo Barham, Curtin University, and Natalie Warburton, Murdoch University

A case of mistaken identity has hampered efforts to save the woylie, one of Australia’s most endangered marsupials.
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‘Too small and carefree’: endangered animals released into the wild may lack the match‑fitness to evade predators

Natasha Harrison, The University of Western Australia; Adrian Wayne, The University of Western Australia; Jaana Dielenberg, Charles Darwin University, and Nicola Mitchell, The University of Western Australia

Woylies bred in wildlife havens were smaller and less flighty than their counterparts in the wild. This could jeopardise the success of repopulation programs.
Most Australian kangaroo species, such as the bettong, are largely out of sight and out of mind. AAP Image/EPA

Yes, kangaroos are endangered – but not the species you think

Karl Vernes, University of New England

A new documentary makes some controversial claims about the health of kangaroo populations. But the real threat is not to Australia’s iconic kangaroos – it’s to dozens of other, obscure species.

Related Topics

  1. Australian animals
  2. Endangered species
  3. Foxes
  4. mammal extinction
  5. Mammals
  6. Marsupials
  7. Native animals
  8. New research, Australia and New Zealand
  9. Taxonomy

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