Gilbert’s Potoroo: Australia's Most Endangered Marsupial

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The Gilbert’s Potoroo is Australia's most endangered marsupial, and one of the world’s most critically endangered mammals. The Gilbert’s Potoroo is a small, nocturnal marsupial that was recently rediscovered off the southern coast of Western Australia in Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve. There are less than 100 Gilbert’s Potoroos left in the world.

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We don’t know a lot about Gilbert’s Potoroos because they are so rare and only recently rediscovered. Described as a small rat kangaroo, Gilbert's potoroo was originally last sighted in 1869. In fact we thought they were extinct until 1994 when Elizabeth Sinclair and Adrian Wayne, two students from the University of Western Australia, found one while doing research on wallabies in Two Peoples Bay. Luckily, Prince Philip lobbied for Two Peoples Bay's protection in 1962, and stopped this area from being developed saving a number of endangered species.

Gilbert's potoroo have expensive taste, with a diet that consists mostly of truffle-like fungi. We believe they require a habitat that has not been burnt for over 50 years, with dense scrub coverage of shrubs that are also rare to find in Australia. All of these are likely factors in why Gilbert's potoroo is so rare and contributed to the marsupial remaining hidden for over 100 years.

Listen now to learn about Australia's most endangered marsupial, Gilbert’s Potoroo.
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