Bilby numbers are dropping with only around 600 left in Australia . The native marsupial once occupied 70 per cent of the Australian mainland . Now , they have disappeared from around 80 per cent of that area . Introduced predators like feral cats and foxes are their biggest threat . Controlled breeding programs are in place to try and save the Easter icon .
Bilby numbers are dropping with only around 600 left in Queensland . The native marsupial once occupied 70 per cent of the Australian mainland . Now , they have disappeared from around 80 per cent of that area . Introduced predators like feral cats and foxes are their biggest threat . Controlled breeding programs are in place to try and save the Easter icon .