Western Quoll sighted in Albany Area

[molloch]

For the first time in 15 years, a Western Quoll was spotted by a Parks employee:

www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-04/rare-marsupial-spotted-near-albany/5571138

I wonder how many other people have seen one and just not reported it as being unusual. This is why I hold out some hope for Eastern Quolls.

Had an interesting conversation with a wildlife carer the other day, who told me of a "known population" of Eastern Quolls near hear (SE Qld). I said he meant spotted tail, but he assured me it was Easterns. We are not North far enough for Northern Quolls.

I still think he or whoever told him about them was mistaken. He said Spotted Tails were extinct in the area, and only Eastern Quolls were left - so I think whoever told him got it the wrong way around.

[Thylacoleo Gal]

I get the (subjective!) impression EQ reports are increasing in frequency. Perhaps they are staging a comeback?

[dennisw]

Both quolls and wombats seem to be making a comeback in our area after having been absent for many years. In recent years I have also seen an increase in birds such as rosellas and black cockatoos which were rare in this area but seemed to arrive following bushfires some years back. We have had good rainfall in the last couple of years so they have stayed because food is plentiful but will probably move on when it gets hot and dry.