Tiny marsupial believed extinct in NSW rediscovered by scientists

Crest-tailed mulgara caught in a trap by University of NSW researchers working on Wild Deserts projectA tiny carnivorous marsupial that was presumed extinct in New South Wales has been discovered just inside the border, two years before scientists planned to reintroduce it.The juvenile female crest-tailed mulgara,Dasycercus cristicauda, was caught in a trap in November by University of New South Wales researchers working on the Wild Deserts project, which aims to reintroduce long-absent marsupials to two predator-free areas of the western edge of Sturt national park.Continue reading...
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