Hopes are high for 11 southern brown bandicoots being reintroduced to Booderee National Park where the endangered marsupials haven’t been seen since WWI.
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Bandicoots’ once roamed from the Hawkesbury River to the Adelaide Hills but land clearing and red foxes has reduced them to just a few locations.
ANU researcher Chris MacGregor, who is supporting a Parks Australia program to reintroduce threatened species into Booderee, said six females and five males from near Eden had been relocated to Booderee.
“Booderee is now largely free of feral predators thanks to the work of Parks Australia, and we’re hoping to relocate around 45 animals over three years and build up a sustainable population,” Mr MacGregor said.
