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Why is the dunnart endangered?
Threats to dunnarts Habitat loss and fragmentation due to vegetation clearing for agriculture and development. Predation by feral predators such as cats and foxes. Habitat destruction by feral herbivores like cattle, rabbits and camels. The use of pesticides in agricultural areas can kill the insects that dunnarts eat.
What is a sandhill Dunnart?
The sandhill dunnart is a medium sized carnivorous marsupial with a body mass of 26-40 g. The upperparts are a plain grey to buff with darker hairs interspersed throughout. There is a dark triangle of fur on the crown and forehead. The face and flanks are buff, the eyes are dark. The underparts and feet are whitish.
Are Dunnarts endangered?
Not extinct
Dunnart/Extinction status
How many Dunnarts are left in the world?
It is believed that there are fewer than 500 KI dunnarts left.
Why is the Dunnart important?
Threats to the Kangaroo Island Dunnart. The fenced feral cat-free area, constructed by AWC at Western River Refuge in partnership with local landholders and conservation organisation Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife, is therefore critical to helping save the species.
Does Australia have moles?
Found in the western central Australian desert, the southern marsupial mole (Notoryctes typhlops) is one of Australia’s most elusive creatures. Also known as the itjaritjari, it’s an important ancestral creature for the Anangu of the Red Centre, and features in the Dreaming of several more Aboriginal groups.
What lives in Australian deserts?
They are home to bilbies, dunnarts, kangaroos, wallabies, bats, Dingos and a wondrous array of native rodents. The highly varied habitat types of our deserts also support a huge diversity of birds and reptiles, and even some frogs, most found nowhere else on Earth.
How many Kangaroo Island Dunnart are left?
The Kangaroo Island dunnart is listed as Critically Endangered by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The population was believed to be less than 500 before the 2019–2020 Australian bushfires. Following the fires, it is believed that only about 50 individuals exist.
How can we save kangaroos from extinction?
Call on the Federal Environment Minister to protect our precious native wildlife and end the commercial kangaroo slaughter for good. Avoid buying into this cruelty by refusing to purchase kangaroo meat (including ‘pet’ meat), kangaroo skins or other products.