Eastern Quoll - Mainland Extinction

Mainland Extinction

The last mainland eastern quoll specimen was collected as roadkill in Sydney's Nielsen Park, Vaucluse on 31 January 1963. The National Parks and Wildlife service reports numerous unconfirmed sightings up until 1999 (the year of the report), and the species was reported sighted as recently as 2006. Specimens collected in 2005 and 2008 west of Melbourne, Victoria are likely connected with a nearby Conservation and Research Centre, either as direct escapees, or the descendants of escapees from that facility.