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Major news events at Wild Deserts
2020
Bilby release: ABC News - Bilbies released into Sturt National Park, 100 years after being declared extinct in NSW
Mulgara release: Australian Geographic - 19 crest-tailed mulgaras have been released in NSW for the first time
2019
Rewilding project: SMH - Radical plan to halt mammal extinctions in NSW
2018
Artefact relocation: ABC News - Ancient artefacts last link to country for Wangkumara and Maljangapa Indigenous nations
Pitfall trapping and start of fence clearing: ABC News - Missing mulgaras and bashful bilbies: Sturt National Park prepares for their return
Bilby Sanctuary established at Taronga Zoo: Australian Geographic: The bilby is making a comeback in outback NSW
2017
Mulgara Discovery: ABC News: Native crest-tailed mulgara returns to NSW outback after 100-year absence
Project Launch: UNSW Newsroom: Bilbies and bettongs to return to NSW
A nocturnal marsupial has been reintroduced into a feral-free area created by a UNSW-led project.
A UNSW Sydney project has received funding to re-establish locally extinct native mammals beyond small fenced safe havens.
