had persisted in this location. without tiny success, a rescue plan was hatched to secure remaining populations, and within months, the western river refuge was created. with that tiny success. almost 400 hectares of habitat protected with a cut exclusion fence that ecologists hope will become a sanctuary for the dunnarts and other species. cat exclusion fence. dunnarts and other species. cat exclusion fence. dunnarts and other species. cat exclusion fence. because of that effort cat exclusion fence. because of that effort and cat exclusion fence. because of that effort and because - cat exclusion fence. because of that effort and because of i cat exclusion fence. because of that effort and because of the l that effort and because of the funding and the resources that have gone into the kangaroo island dunnart, we know more about the dunnart than ever, because of the bushfire, which i guess is a bit of a silver lining. and what we have seen from that is that we have foun
wildlife researcher fire stopped. kangaroo island wildlife researcher pat - fire stopped. kangaroo island. wildlife researcher pat hodgins remembers the fear which gripped him in the days which followed. tt gripped him in the days which followed. ., , , , gripped him in the days which followed. , , . ., followed. it was pretty clear to us the followed. it was pretty clear to us the impacts followed. it was pretty clear to us the impacts for - to us the impacts for threatened species on the island was going to be pretty massive. if you see just the fire ripping through the habitat and taking everything away, it is like a massive habitat loss, just like that, the click of a heartbeat, really. the dunart is pretty distinctive. it runs along here, in front of this camera trap, and the camera will detect the movement and then take a series of photos. hand take a series of photos. and this was what take a series of photos. and this was what worried him the most. the fate of the endan
persisted in this location. with that tiny success, a rescue plan was hatched to secure remaining populations, and within months, the western river refuge was created almost 400 hectares of habitat protected with a cat exclusion fence that ecologists hope will become a sanctuary for the dunnarts and other species. because of that effort and because of the funding and the resources that have gone into the kangaroo island dunnart, we know more about the dunnart than ever, because of the bushfire, which i guess is a bit of a silver lining. and what we ve seen from that is that we have found dunnarts in a lot more locations than we previously have. and it s notjust dunnarts which have survived. this is a possum, a brushtail possum.