Eastern quolls were once abundant in southeast Australia. But in 1963, the small, polka-dotted marsupials disappeared from the mainland, with the only surviving wild population living on the island ...

Ecologists found four baby Western quolls, the first ones born in the wild at Mount Gibson Sanctuary in 100 years, stealing bait from traps, photos show. Photo from the Australian Wildlife Conservancy ...

A farmer trying to stop a mysterious predator from raiding his chicken coop ended up catching something far more remarkable ...

Wildlife officials in New South Wales are keeping tabs on a rare predator's unusual choice of abode. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported in late October that a spotted-tailed quoll had ...

The Australian Conservation Foundation (AFC) conducted an analysis revealing that the federal government approved more than ...

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Several at-risk marsupials escaped from a fenced-in sanctuary in western Australia so ecologists used a plane to track down the radio-collared animals. Photo from Cassandra Harvey / Australian ...

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A rare endangered predator, a spotted-tailed quoll, interrupted two employees eating lunch at Werrikimbe National Park, a video shows. Photo from Josh Smith / NSW Department of Planning and ...

Finding escaped marsupials in the vast Australian outback may sound much harder than finding a needle in a haystack. But a team of dedicated ecologists — with a lot of patience and an airplane — ...