The Eastern Barred Bandicoot has been taken off the 'extinct in the wild' list ...
Bandicoot species back from the brink of extinction after a decades-long conservation effort in Australia The Eastern Barred Bandicoot has been taken off the 'extinct in the wild' list Over the past three decades, breeding programs have revived its population In 1989 there were only 150 left, but now the estimated population is at 1,500
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A small nocturnal marsupial that once roamed the Australian mainland has been brought back from the brink of extinction after a decades-long conservation effort, authorities said Wednesday.
The Eastern Barred Bandicoot populated the grassy plains of Victoria state's southwest until it was all but obliterated by non-native foxes, feral cats and habitat destruction.
By 1989, there were just 150 animals left in the region, mostly scrounging an existence in rusted-out cars at a rubbish dump.
The Eastern Barred Bandicoot (pictured) that once roamed the Australian mainland has been brought back from the brink of extinction
Over the past three decades, multi-million dollar captive
