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Numbat numbersbouncing back

REINTRODUCED populations of the endangered numbat appear to be increasing in wildlife sanctuaries in the lower Murray Darling Basin, five years after a drought triggered a decline in populations.

Ecologists at Australian Wildlife Conservancy are hopeful that increased sightings of the species indicate that the populations are rebounding and returning to pre-drought levels.

The numbat was absent ...