Western quolls and brushtail possums thrive in national park a decade after reintroduction

The Australian animals were locally extinct but have had a resurgence in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges national park

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Western quolls (Idnya) and brushtail possums (Virlda), once locally extinct, are flourishing in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges national park 10 years after their reintroduction.

“They’re pretty funny. We go spotlighting at night … you can spotlight at the campsite there and see them running around, looking for bits of food,” National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) reintroduction ecologist Talitha Moyle said.

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