"Quollity" talk for Spot-tailed Quoll recovery


Late last year Wildlife Unlimited presented at a Spot-tailed Quoll (STQ) workshop led by the University of Queensland. The purpose of the workshop was to share recent research and conservation work occurring across the STQ range (Queensland/NSW/Vic/Tas), in both public and private sectors.


Wildlife Unlimited Senior Ecologist/Project Manager Rachael Bartlett presented to the group about our exciting STQ recovery project for Gippsland.


This was a fantastic opportunity to learn from interstate quoll experts and have some “quollity” discussions about the challenges facing the STQ in Victoria.


Rachael Bartlett presenting at the STQ workshop.

Building partnerships Australia-wide


Partnerships such as this are an important component of Wildlife Unlimited's Spot-tailed Quoll Recovery program. Funded in 2024 via the Victorian Government's Nature Fund, the project focuses on the last stronghold of this Endangered species - East Gippsland. We will undertake genetic assessment of captive and wild quolls and develop cross-sector, multi-agency and Traditional Owner approaches to determine immediate and long-term actions to expand the area of occupancy.

Images: Rachael Bartlett in Quoll country, and Spot-tailed Quoll photo with thanks to Andy Nelson.