A Decade Post-Reintroduction, Western Quolls and Brushtail Possums Flourish in National Park | Wildlife

Western quolls (Idnya) and brushtail possums (Virlda), once locally extinct in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park in South Australia, are thriving again after their reintroduction 10 years ago. Talitha Moyle, an ecologist with National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), described the quolls as amusing and occasionally inquisitive animals spotted running around at night, feeding on various foods like carrion, insects, birds, eggs, reptiles, and baby rabbits. The quolls and possums are culturally significant to the Adnyamathanha people of the area and were reintroduced by the Bounceback program and the Foundation for Australia’s Most Endangered Species (Fame), without the use of fences, by managing threats such as cats and foxes. Other projects across Australia have attempted to reintroduce quolls as well, including in New South Wales and in mainstream Australia by the Australian National University.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/25/western-quolls-and-brushtail-possums-thrive-in-national-park-a-decade-after-reintroduction