See the adorable baby numbats offering hope to an endangered species

Image courtesy of Julie Kern/Australian Wildlife Conservancy

Joel Kontinen

What is a numbat? It is one of the world’s rarest marsupials. It is an endangered species that is probably making a comeback.

These adorable baby numbats are among a group of seven that have been recently spotted across two different wildlife sanctuaries in New South Wales, Australia. Conservationists are working to reintroduce the species, which has been extinct in the wild in New South Wales for more than 100 years. These sightings raise hopes that one of the world’s rarest marsupials might be making a comeback.

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