![]() ![]() "The actual extent of the damage from these particular fires are probably quite severe," she said. Queensland University researcher Daniella Teixeira - who specialises in the rare bird - said glossy black cockatoos lived on mainland Australia decades ago but became extinct following habitat loss. The Kangaroo Island glossy black cockatoo is a "sub-species" which was completely confined to the island. ![]() Loading Instagram content Glossy black cockatoo There's certainly not a lot of them around," Mr Hodgens said. "In the last two years, we've located 13 pockets of dunnarts on public and private land but the species are in pretty low abundance. Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife has been doing significant research to try and determine the "ecology of the species". "Looking at some aerial imagery, it doesn't bode well at this stage, unfortunately." "Now that they don't have that habitat, they're very vulnerable to predators that might be around, things like feral cats. "They're pretty small … and they just wouldn't be able to escape the intense heat of the fire," he said. It is unknown exactly how many tailed dunnarts - which are the size of a mouse - were on the island.īut Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife fauna ecologist Pat Hodgens said the death of 20 of the marsupials would be very significant. The Federal Government named the dunnart as one of the top 10 priority species under threat. ( Natural Resources Kangaroo Island) Kangaroo Island dunnartĮven without a bushfire wiping out its habitat, the Kangaroo Island dunnart was at real risk of becoming extinct within the next decade. Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife holds grave concerns for the future of the dunnart.
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