The eastern barred bandicoot was formerly extinct in the wild on the Australian mainland, but an increase in numbers on Phillip Island is giving conservationists cause to celebrate.
When Phillip Island's Mark Korvin recently spotted his first eastern barred bandicoot, it was shortly after a fellow surfer had dropped some nuts on the ground in a bluff car park."Here's this bandicoot that's come out of the grass and is chomping into peanuts."
"As far as we know, it's the first species to go from extinct in the wild to be relisted to endangered and no longer require a captive breeding program." Dr Sutherland said they had a "torrid" history and by the 1970s, there were grave concerns for the species' future. Dr Sutherland is now the chair of the eastern barred bandicoot recovery team and said Phillip Island was chosen as a release site for its fox-free status.
"I jumped out of the seat, and I ran around … we could see it in the light going through the fence … it didn't even run away when I opened the gate."
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