These little bettongs were wiped out in South Australia a century ago. Now they’re thriving alongside foxes and feral cats
- Written by Chloe Frick, PhD Candidate in Ecology, University of Adelaide
Chloe Frick, CC BY-NC-NDAround 200 years ago, bettongs were the most common macropod in Australia. These small wallaby-like creatures were once found seemingly everywhere and in great numbers.
After colonisation, bettongs became harder to find. The five living species were decimated as land was cleared for farms, and feral cats and foxes spread...
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