There were thought to be only 1300 numbats left in Western Australia but a new study that closely examined their stripes estimates the remaining natural population of the endangered species, the ...

The 25 numbats recorded is a slight dip from last year but Dr Friend said it indicated population stability. "Last time there was a peak, it dropped off very quickly," he said.

In short: A study using trail cameras suggests the population of numbats in WA's south-west is far stronger than once thought. The animals appear to be slowly returning to one formerly numbat-rich ...

Numbats have pointed noses, long tongues for catching insects and red-brown fur marked by white stripes. They are between 30cm (1ft) and 45cm in length, including their bushy tails.

The visible numbat population dropped to as low as five as recently 2018. "Cats benefited from the lack of foxes in the woodland after the baiting started back in the '90s," Dr Friend said.