Conservation
Moonlit has successfully bred a number of rare and endangered species including Southern Bettong (aka Eastern Bettong), Eastern Quoll, Julia Creek Dunnart, Fluffy Glider (Yellow-bellied Glider) and Squirrel Glider. The Eastern Quoll and Southern Bettong are now extinct on the mainland and only found in the wild in Tasmania. Moonlit Sanctuary has the only Southern Bettongs on mainland Australia.
Read more about this topic: Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
Famous quotes containing the word conservation:
“A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it grows also when it turns to justice and to right for the conservation of its interests.”
—Aristide Briand (1862–1932)
“The putting into force of laws which shall secure the conservation of our resources, as far as they may be within the jurisdiction of the Federal Government, including the more important work of saving and restoring our forests and the great improvement of waterways, are all proper government functions which must involve large expenditure if properly performed.”
—William Howard Taft (1857–1930)