The crest-tailed mulgara was re-discovered in NSW in 2017, and now scientists have released 19 individuals into Sturt National Park as a first step in recovering the species.
These arid-zone mammals are tougher than they look, surviving in some of Australia’s harshest conditions.
A crest-tailed mulgara, a carnivorous but cute Australian marsupial, has been found in NSW during a routine survey of a national park.
The females of this species often conserve energy by hibernating during much of a pregnancy