Chapter 3: Whatโs the Big Deal?
Why save a small fungi eater? With a diet of >90% native truffles, #GilbertsPotoroo is one of the 2 most fungi-dependent mammals in the world. Its digging helps aerate soil, improves water penetration & it spreads fungi spores that are critical for vegetation health.
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Incredibly privileged to have been part of the #GilbertsPotoroo journey almost since the beginning (April 1996) and to be sharing my life with @lwhisson.bsky.social who actually was there on โrediscovery dayโ. #LostAndFound #LazarusSpecies #CriticallyEndangered #ThreatenedSpecies
21.09.2025 16:52 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Chapter 2: Lost for 100 yrs then found
#GilbertsPotoroo was rediscovered at #TwoPeoplesBay on Dec 1st 1994, having last been recorded in the 1870s & thought extinct since 1909. Much has happened in the past nearly 31 years, a lot of ups & downs & hard work by many people, but itโs still hanging on
21.09.2025 16:46 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
File:GilbertsPotoroo.JPG - Wikimedia Commons
You mean an open access one? The only one I know of is from Wikimedia Commons commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gi.... Iโm not sure which Two Peoples Bay one you are referring to although I have seen images labelled Two Peoples Bay that are actually Long-footed Potoroos (& not from Two Peoples Bay)!
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What an incredibly sad but important awareness raising project ๐. Just wondering which ๐ท of Gilbertโs Potoroo youโve used? I canโt tell from the image but thereโs only 1 open access photo labelled Gilbertโs Potoroo that actually IS one. Happy to provide an accurate ๐ท for such an important project.
08.09.2025 01:49 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
The Rarest Marsupial in the World. Fewer than 130 remain!โ
Gilbert's Potoroo is the rarest marsupial on the planet, surviving only in a hidden corner of Western Australia. This is their story.โ
Follow the journey each week as we release a new chapter.โ
@gilbertspotoroo.bsky.social
07.09.2025 23:37 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
In honour of #ThreatenedSpeciesDay weโre delighted to share both our first post on BlueSky & the first of a series of videos that together tell the story of the beautiful & #criticallyendangered #GilbertsPotoroo.
Please follow along to see a new chapter each week ๐
#threatenedspecies #lostandfound
07.09.2025 14:10 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
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