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Danielle Lancaster

Bilbies translocated from Currawinya National Park to Great Sandy Desert boost hopes for species' survival

Under the cover of darkness in remote outback Queensland, one of Australia’s most critically endangered marsupials, the bilby, has taken a small leap back from the brink.

From Currawinya National Park, near Hungerford, 1,000 kilometres west of Brisbane, 34 precious bilbies have been translocated to a new home in the Northern Territory's Great Sandy Desert.

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