NQ Dry Tropics, the Wildlife Preservation Society of
Queensland (Wildlife Queensland) and Townsville City Council joined
forces to establish the Quoll Seekers Network in Townsville –
the network’s first venture into north Queensland.
This is an excellent opportunity for the community to be
part of an exciting hands-on project monitoring one of our
fascinating lesser known animals.
The Quoll Seekers Network aims to raise community
awareness of quolls in Queensland and to help people enjoy living
alongside quolls.
Two species of quolls can be found in north Queensland:
the northern quoll and the spotted-tailed quoll. The endangered
northern quoll is restricted to northern parts of Australia. The
larger spotted-tailed quoll is Australia’s largest native
marsupial carnivore. The spotted-tailed quoll is much less often
seen in north Queensland and is endangered nationally.
The spotted-tailed quoll is the largest climbing marsupial
predator in the world.
