Animal conservationists in Western Australia are watching with growing excitement a new quoll recovery project – and a mum with multiple babies.
Robin Sinclair, a field ecologist with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy has been working to rescue quolls from extinction for 8 years.
Now he’s been involved in a program to deliver 11 quolls from the other side of the country – one of which has already begun to breed.
To find out more about this wildlife rescue package listen to the latest Cosmos Country podcast.
Originally published by Cosmos as Rescue quolls begin to breed at wildlife park
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