Who is helping the numbat get off the endangered list?

Answer 1

Numbats were officially listed as endangered on 2 December 1970. Since that time, a number of other programmes have been established to help this defenceless marsupial of Western Australia.

• In 1996, the Department of Environment and Conservation of Western Australia launched the Western Shield Program which works to protect native species at risk of extinction. This programme works to actively control and reduce introduced pests such as the red fox and feral cats, which pose a huge threat to numbats. It also uses radio-tracking equipment to improve knowledge of numbat feeding and sheltering grounds, their home ranges and the impact of predators.
• The Department of Environment and Conservation also works to reduce the likelihood of bushfires in threatened native species' habitat.
• In 1986, Perth Zoo started a captive breeding programme with the aim of releasing bred, threatened species back into protected reserves in the wild.
• The Australian Wildlife Conservancy assists conservation of endangered species by buying land to be used specifically for reserves to protect and preserve these vulnerable species. This enables the numbats to be put into fox-free areas, which has been proven to increase their numbers and chance of survival.

Answer 2

It is doubtful whether the population of the numbat can ever actually recover t the point where they can be taken off the endangered list. Numbats were officially listed as endangered on 2 December 1970. Since that time, a number of programmes have been established by a variety of groups to help this defenceless marsupial of Western Australia.

• In 1996, the Department of Environment and Conservation of Western Australia launched the Western Shield Program which works to protect native species at risk of extinction. This programme works to actively control and reduce introduced pests such as the red fox and feral cats, which pose a huge threat to numbats. It also uses radio-tracking equipment to improve knowledge of numbat feeding and sheltering grounds, their home ranges and the impact of predators.
• The Department of Environment and Conservation also works to reduce the likelihood of bushfires in threatened native species' habitat.
• In 1986, Perth Zoo started a captive breeding programme with the aim of releasing bred, threatened species back into protected reserves in the wild.
• The Australian Wildlife Conservancy assists conservation of endangered species by buying land to be used specifically for reserves to protect and preserve these vulnerable species. This enables the numbats to be put into fox-free areas, which has been proven to increase their numbers and chance of survival.
• "Project Numbat" is a programme which involves the community in helping to protect the numbat. See the related link below.

Answer 3

• In 1996, the Department of Environment and Conservation of Western Australia launched the Western Shield Program which works to protect native species at risk of extinction. This programme works to actively control and reduce introduced pests such as the red fox and feral cats, which pose a huge threat to numbats. It also uses radio-tracking equipment to improve knowledge of numbat feeding and sheltering grounds, their home ranges and the impact of predators.
• The Department of Environment and Conservation also works to reduce the likelihood of bushfires in threatened native species' habitat.
• In 1986, Perth Zoo started a captive breeding programme with the aim of releasing bred, threatened species back into protected reserves in the wild.
• The Australian Wildlife Conservancy assists conservation of endangered species by buying land to be used specifically for reserves to protect and preserve these vulnerable species. This enables the numbats to be put into fox-free areas, which has been proven to increase their numbers and chance of survival.
• "Project Numbat" is a programme which involved the community in helping to protect the numbat. See the related link below.