Woylies make a historic return to the Northern Territory

They’re small, they’re cute and they’re back in the NT! Celebrating our 30th anniversary by making history, we’re excited to announce the reintroduction of Woylies (Brush-tailed Bettongs) to our Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary! Earlier this week, 22 males and 22 females (plus pouch young!) were flown from our Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary (WA) to Newhaven in the Northern Territory, where the species went locally extinct 60 years ago. The Woylie is the third species to be reintroduced to feral predator-free Newhaven - joining the Red-tailed Phascogale and the Mala (Rufous Hare-wallaby) - as part of a landmark project to restore central Australia’s lost biodiversity. Ultimately, at least 10 threatened or locally extinct mammals will be restored; with Greater Bilbies, Golden Bandicoots, Burrowing Bettongs and the critically endangered Antina (Central Rock-rat) planned over the coming years. Read the full story: