Meet the #kowari: a pint-sized predator on the fast track to #extinction https://theconversation.com/meet-the-kowari-a-pint-sized-predator-on-the-fast-track-to-extinction-219598

"The charismatic kowari is a small carnivorous #marsupial. It was once common inland but is now found only in the remote deserts of southwest #Queensland and northeastern South #Australia, in less than 20% of its former range... Reversing the decline of the kowari is within our grasp. But we need public support and political will to achieve this."

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Threats include land degradation from pastoralism, and predation from introduced animals

"Nearly half of Australia (44%) is covered in pastoral leases where many threatened species occur."

"Reversing the decline of the kowari is within our grasp. But we need public support and political will to achieve this. It requires limiting grazing of cattle and sheep, while keeping feral cat numbers under control.The pastoral industry and governments must work together to review watering-point placement and reduce grazing pressure in known kowari habitat."

https://theconversation.com/meet-the-kowari-a-pint-sized-predator-on-the-fast-track-to-extinction-219598
#kowari #cattle #meat #cats #pastoralism #ThreatenedSpecies #extinction makers