デビッド・ポーコックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (デビッド・ポーコックInstagram)「After being a bit obsessed with numbats since seeing a giant mural of one at the Fremantle Markets when I lived in Perth I was SO excited to see them up close! With only about 1,000 numbats left I was lucky enough to spend some time with the team at @australianwildlifeconservancy Scotia Sanctuary as they work to establish a new population in another fenced area in NSW. If you've bought a copy of In Our Nature (link in bio for last few signed copies for Christmas) you've helped support the work of AWC. Thank you! Numbats were once found across a huge area of arid and semi-arid southern Australia, in a whole range of different habitats from mulga woodland and spinifex sandplains to eucalypt woodlands and forests. The impact of feral predators (cats and foxes) introduced with European arrival on the continent has been catastrophic for Numbats. The species has been driven to extinction across most of its historical range by a combination of habitat loss, and predation by feral cats and foxes. Naturally occurring populations remain at just two sites in south-western WA. Numbats have been thought to be extinct in NSW for over 100 years! Today the total population of Numbats is estimated to be less than 1,000. Based on best estimates, this new population at Mallee Cliffs National Park will boost the total population by around 270 animals – a huge increase for the species. AWC has re-established Numbat populations at Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary in SA, Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary in far western NSW, and Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary in the whetbelt of WA – all within secure feral predator-free fenced areas.」12月6日 7時42分