Conservation group releases nearly 200 brush-tailed bettongs in South Australia to combat species decline.

The brush-tailed bettong, a small marsupial, has nearly disappeared from mainland Australia due to feral cat and fox predation. Marna Banggara, a conservation group, has reintroduced nearly 200 bettongs into a 25-kilometer predator-controlled area in South Australia, seeing promising results with 40% breeding success. The project aims to restore local ecosystems and could benefit agriculture and tourism.

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