The scaly-tailed possums living in a largely impenetrable series of gorges in a remote part of the Kimberley have lived undetected, until now.
abc.net.au/news/indigenous-rangers-study-secrets-scaly-tailed-possums/101822080In an outback gorge in Australia's north, an ecologist and a team of Indigenous rangers have been studying one of the country's most mysterious marsupials.
That's when motion-sensor cameras take pictures of this strange species, helping scientists and traditional owners understand more about their life. The orange spinifex-dotted cliffs change colour in the bouncing sunlight and at the floor, a clear creek winds through an oasis of palms.During the wet season, it's sweaty work setting the motion-sensor cameras in just the right places.
"We take out the memory cards and replace them with new ones and on top of those rocks we put out some baits for the possums," he said."They live in caves and then come out at night to keep away from predators."For some, the real excitement happens in front of a computer screen in an air-conditioned office.
In October, rangers and West Australian Government firefighters fought off a blaze which threatened the gorge and its inhabitants.Noel Daylight said it was a close call and a reminder of the serious threat fires pose."We put a back burn around here to stop the fire from coming this way and we stopped it just in time from reaching the gorge."
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