What happens when you reintroduce a predator to a conservation area? These quolls were put to the task
Published Date: 1/31/2024
Source: phys.org
In the first reintroduction of western quolls to a fenced conservation reserve, researchers from UNSW and Arid Recovery watched closely to measure their impacts on local prey species. While predation by quolls and the impacts of drought caused declines in prey species, quolls did not hunt any species to local extinction.