Over the next 18 months, over 500 hectares of bushland in Shanes Park would be converted into a predator-free sanctuary for about 30 animals, that previously inhabited the area.
Among the species is the Australian eastern quoll, which has been listed as"endangered" since 2005. Like many marsupial species, its primary threat comes from predation from introduced species.
Findings from a 2020 report from the Threatened Species Recovery Hub found that cats and foxes alone kill around 2 billion native animals in Australia every year, and have previously driven a number of Australian birds and marsupial species to extinction.
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