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The Tous is a newly rediscovered species of gliding marsupial that was recently found by a plantation worker in the rainforests of Indonesian Papua. These marsupials were once thought to be extinct for about 6,000 years. They are threatened by habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

Recently rediscovered and once thought extinct, it’s the tiger quoll, aka spotted-tailed quoll, spotted quoll, spotted-tailed dasyure, or tiger cat. They can be found in eastern and southeastern Australia. These marsupials face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of the logging industry and residential & commercial […]

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