<p>The eastern quoll was reintroduced to mainland Australia on Tuesday, March 13, first time in more than five decades.</p><p>The World Wildife Fund</a> (WWF) moved 20 of the species from Tasmania to Booderee National Park in Jervis Bay, in southern New South Wales.</p><p>Conservationists blamed foxes, disease and habitat destruction for the demise of the native species more than 50 years ago. Eastern quolls are a predator to smaller animals such as rats, mice and insects. “By returning eastern quolls to the mainland, we can restore some ecological balance – and slow down the terrifying rate of mammal extinction in this country,” WWF Australia said.</p><p>According to The Daily Telegraph</a>, the release was the first time an extinct carnivore had been reintroduced into the wild in mainland Australia r Credit: WWF Australia via Storyful</p><br />
