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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAt Mount Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary, ecologists discovered a litter of young, spiky animals. These weren\u2019t just any creatures\u2014they were western quolls<\/strong>, a rare marsupial carnivore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once widespread across Australia, western quolls\u2014also known as chuditchs\u2014saw their populations plummet after European settlement. Today, they survive in small, scattered groups in the country\u2019s southwest. This discovery marks a crucial step in reviving a species that is roughly the size of a domestic cat but plays a vital role in its ecosystem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A species once teetering on the brink of extinction suddenly had new hope. Biologists in Australia were overjoyed to find evidence that their efforts to help the species reproduce had succeeded. At Mount Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary, ecologists discovered a litter of young, spiky animals. These weren\u2019t just any creatures\u2014they were western quolls, a rare marsupial…<\/p>\n