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WHAT Spotted-tailed Quoll Dasyurus maculatus maculatus

WHERE East coast of Australia, from southern Queensland to Tasmania

WHY The spotted-tailed quoll is the second largest of the world’s surviving carnivorous marsupials
(the Tasmanian devil holds the title). Once abundant along the east coast of Australia, this nocturnal
species has endured a serious fall in numbers. More than 50 per cent of the spotted-tailed quoll’s
habitat in northern Tasmania has been cleared, leading to population declines similar to that on the
mainland.Nationally, the spotted-tailed quoll is listed as endangered, although it’s still considered
common in Tasmania. Habitat loss is a major concern – it leads to diminishing feeding grounds
and the fragmentation of breeding populations. Feral cats and foxes compete with the quoll for food.
These introduced predators have ravaged quoll populations.

In order to safeguard our quolls, we need to learn much more about these mysterious marsupials.
University of Tasmania PhD candidate, Shannon Troy, will study populations of spotted-tailed quolls
in north-western Tasmania to uncover their secrets. The results of her research will assist in the
protection of quoll populations across Tasmania and mainland Australia. Help save the spotted-quoll
DONATE $2 or more so the AG Society can raise $20,000 to help save the spotted-Quoll population
of Australia.
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THE TASMANIAN DEVIL IS NOW AN ENDANGERED SPECIES

“Tuckered Out Trio of Tassie Terrors” graphite sketch by Terry Jackson
– Check out Terry’s profile on Oz Nature Niche

About Tasmanian Devils and the Disease from Save the Tasmanian Devil Website




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ENDANGERED ANIMALS

It’s so sad to learn that these animals are facing possible extinction due to various causes
such as habitat destruction,competition from introduced species, deforestation and hunting.



Fijian-crested Iguana - a zookeeper holds one at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo. Only a few wild
populations remain of the endangered iguana which is found on several Fijian islands.



Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo - the only one at the Singapore Zoo, is seen in the Fragile Forest
section which houses animals in danger of extinction. Papua New Guinea, long derided for
allowing widespread illegal logging, has created a conservation areas the size of Singapore
to protect the bear-like, tree kangaroos and other endangered species.



Slow Loris – an endangered species in Gauhati, India. The Slow Loris, the name given
because of slow pace of its strides has no tail, is pygmy sized and sports two beautiful
and large eyes but a toxic bite.



Mandrill with Baby – One of the Budapest Zoo’s three six-week-old Mandrill babies
(Mandrillus Sphinx) rests in the lap of its mother during the first public appearance in
Budapest, 2007. The Mandrill is one of the endangered species of West Africa,
for which a breeding program is coordinated at the Budapest Zoo.



Two Baby Tamarins - a male and female, cling to a stuffed toy Tamarin, held by a zoo keeper
at the Utica zoo in New York. The two endangered golden Tamarins were rejected by their
mother, so in order to keep the babies from imprinting 100 per cent on the humans caring for
them, the keepers placed the toy in the incubator where the parents live.



Tasmanian Devil - a healthy joey displayed as part of an intensive conservation programme,
because of the spread of an infectious facial tumour which gradually disfigures the animal’s
face to the point it is unable to eat.



Numbat



Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo



Long-eared Jerboa – an extraordinary mammal found in the deserts of Mongolia and China.
The tiny creature looks like a mouse-sized kangaroo with enormous ears. This endangered
animal was filmed during a recent Zoological Society of London expedition to the Mongolian
Gobi desert to track down and assess the species.



Moluccan or Salmon-crested Cockatoo - Illegal traders exploited the religious conflict
in Indonesia’s Maluku province in May to traffic and sell hundreds of the endangered
birds, a species protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species.



Burmese Star Tortoises - Three critically endangered Burmese Star Tortoises at the San Diego
Zoo, the first time this species has successfully reproduced at the facility. The Burmese Star
Tortoise is not often bred in zoos, but with more as-yet-unhatched eggs, animal care staff are
hoping that more of the tortoises emerge. The reptile is almost extinct in its native Myanmar as
its numbers dwindle.



Brush-tailed Bettong with her joey – After living in its mother’s pouch for more than three
months, this joey emerged at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. This tiny marsupial which
only weighs 0.9 to 1.3kgs when fully grown is native to Southwestern Australia. This rare
species was nearly extinct in the wild by the early 1900s due to predation by introduced
animals like cats, rats and foxes. Fortunately, managed breeding programs and recovery
efforts are underway to ensure the species survival.



Eastern-barred Bandicoot The source for this article is at Endangered Animals – News.com.au