Australia is fortunate to have a number of interesting animals and the tiger quoll, also known as the spotted-tailed quoll, is certainly one of them. The size of a cat, with sharp teeth and a spotty tail, these carnivores roam the forests of eastern Australia – but they are not as common as they once were. They are the largest marsupial carnivore living on the mainland but are now endangered due to habitat loss and introduced predators such as foxes.
In May this year I was lucky enough to travel up to Werrikimbe National Park with Samantha Vine, Threatened Species Manager – east and Kat Miller, National Threatened Species Manager in search of the tiger quoll! We met up with quoll researchers in the hope we would get to meet one of these feisty critters. Our aim was to make a mini-documentary so we could let everyone know about these fantastic animals.
After a freezing night (estimated to be at least -10oC!) we were up and ready to start the tiger hunt and we weren’t disappointed. Check out the DVD to learn about the tiger quoll and our adventures.
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