More than 100 years after being declared extinct in the state, 10 of the strongest and healthiest Australian bilbies are released into a protected area of the desert in the Sturt National Park.
More than 100 years after being declared extinct in the state, 10 of the strongest and healthiest Australian bilbies from Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo have been released into a protected area of the Sturt National Park in the most north-western corner of New South Wales.The conservation program aims to increase that number of bilbies in NSW by 17 per cent
"I've been at Western Plains for the last 19 years, and I've been lucky enough to be involved in quite a few conservation projects over the years," he said. Bilbies have already been released in the Pilliga and Mallee Cliffs but this is the first time in Sturt National Park.For the local Wongkumara people, the region's Traditional Owners, they see the arrival of the bilby as a healing process for the land.
Chief executive of Taronga Conservation Society Australia Cameron Kerr was there when the bilbies were released.
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