Western quolls inhabit 2% of their former range. In 2018, Arid Recovery reintroduced the western quoll to the South Australian desert. Bringing the Western Quoll back to the deserts will reintroduce a keystone predator into the system and hopefully help to lower the bettong population to sustainable levels.
Predation by feral cats and foxes is a serious threat to the persistence of Western Quolls. A small 4kg domestic cat is large enough to kill a western quoll. Controlling feral cats through trapping and shooting is one of the strongest tools we have in conservation.
Although feral predators have been managed to low densities, allowing eastern quolls to survive on the mainland, they are now faced with a new threat. Each night tourist and locals drive the roads escalating the chances of road-strike. In an effort to increase public awareness and gain a positive emotional response photographic road signs have been implemented throughout the park. Additionally, a number of other road mitigation measures have been put in place.
Western quolls inhabit 2% of their former range. In 2018, Arid Recovery reintroduced the western quoll to the South Australian desert. Bringing the Western Quoll back to the deserts will reintroduce a keystone predator into the system and hopefully help to lower the bettong population to sustainable levels.