In what is a great initiative, Perth Zoo is breeding Numbats to release into the wild. Perth Zoo is the only facility breeding numbats for release, since 1993 more than 320 numbats have been bred for reintroduction in the wild. The Dryandra Woodland is near the town of Narrogin, just two and a half hours from Perth, the Perup Nature Reserve is in the Shire of Manjimup so there are two diverse locations for the numbats to hopefully thrive.

The numbat is a small marsupial living in wooded forests with an exclusive diet of termites. The numbat is on the critically endangered species list, with an estimated 1000 numbats left in the whole of Australia This breeding initiative is highly important for the survival of the species. Whilst the joeys are born in captivity at Perth Zoo, then at 11 months they are prepared for release. Whilst the two major locations are Dryandra Woodland and Perup Nature Reserve, there are a number of locations over the years including sites in New South Wales and South Australia.

The conservation strategy is based on fenced areas to keep predators out, so there are two major locations now. As Numbats are diurnal, that is daytime activity, they are hunted by feral cats and foxes. Feral cats are a real issue in Australia, they grow very large and they are particularly viscous. Feral cats should be hunted down and killed, they are a real blight on the Australian fauna, they are wiping out native animals at an extraordinary rate. Wedge-tailed eagles, snakes, and goannas are natural predators that hunt numbats, then there is fire and land clearing that devestate numbers too. I really want to see this program work, this could be fantastic as I have never seen a numbat in the wild.