Numbat population improves amid warning there is a long way to go

Numbat population improves amid warning there is a long way to go

Numbats, Western Australia's animal emblem, have been pulled from the brink of extinction after research found the population was growing in the wild.

Numbat back from the brink

DECADES of conservation efforts have improved the outlook for Australia’s unique termite-eating numbat, which has changed from Endangered to Near Threatened on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. While the IUCN improvement of status is an important milestone in the numbat’s recovery, ongoing conservation work remains essential to […] Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content.