Phascogales on the move

Twenty red-tailed phascogales were recently introduced to new digs at Kojonup Reserve, a Bush Heritage Property in the southern wheatbelt of WA. 

Thanks to Bush Heritage supporters, the tiny endangered species now has a brighter future. Kojonup Reserve is one of the largest intact remnants of Wandoo woodand in the region, offering excellent habitat for this treehopping marsupial.

A home among the wandoo: Amy Mutton from the WA Department of Environment and Conservation is poised to introduce a phascogale to its new home in the wandoo forest.

Gareth Watkins and Nicole Willers make sure the phascogales have a safe place to lay their heads. Here they're installing a phascogale-sized nesting box, which is wool-lined and keeps them safe from hungry predators.

The phascogales were fitted with tiny radiocollars, so their movements can be monitored over the few weeks after they're released.

A red-tailed phascogale roaming its habitat.

Photos: WA Department of Environment and Conservation