How rewilding King and Flinders islands with Tassie devils and quolls could save threatened birds
King Island, off Tasmania's north-west coast, is home to the three Australian birds most likely to next go extinct. Although devils may not have previously inhabited King Island, these predators would reduce the number of wallabies which are particularly "overabundant" on the island. Wallaby carcasses and cameras Mr Fielding's second study involved two years' worth of fieldwork that "wasn't very nice", he said, and not all of it was conducted by him. Find more local news Browse for your location and find more local ABC News and information Avoiding ecological disaster Mr Fielding knows that introducing devils and quolls to King and Flinders islands would be a bold move to make. " Mr Fielding cannot say if rewilding of King and Flinders islands with devils and quolls will ever go ahead, but he knows that to save the islands' most threatened birds, something must be done. "
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