the dibbler were returned in October 2019. The Shark Bay mouse and the greater stick-nest rat were reintroduced to the island in April and May of 2021, respectively, with early monitoring suggesting ongoing survival. The western thick-billed grasswren was returned in October 2022, with 85 birds translocated to the island from two distinct mainland populations at Shark Bay. Proof that dibblers were reproducing on the island was established in June 2021. By November 2022, all six reintroduced mammal species were described as breeding and establishing new territories on the island. See also Caert van't Landt van d'Eendracht, an early Dutch map of the region Meade Island is linked to Dirk Hartog Island at low tide French Western Australia References Further reading Green, J., (ed.) Report on the 2006 Western Australian Museum, Department of Maritime Archaeology, Cape Inscription National Heritage Listing Archaeological Survey. Report—Department of Maritime Archaeology Western Australian Museum, No. 223 Special Publication No. 10, Australian National Centre of Excellence for Maritime Archaeology External links Dirk Hartog Island website Map of the island Rijksmuseum Amsterdam detail of plate Western Australian Museum plate site Islands of Shark Bay Maritime history of the Dutch East India Company National parks of Western Australia