By 2008 it was estimated the park contained abilbypopulation of around 300.
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Thebilbyprefers arid habitats because of the spinifex grass and the acacia shrubs.
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Unlike its living relative the greaterbilby, the lesserbilbywas described as aggressive and tenacious.
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The decline in numbers of the lesserbilbyand ultimately its extinction was attributed to several different factors.
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Introduced feral cats and foxes pose a major threat to the bilby's survival, and there is some competition between bilbies and rabbits for food.
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In 2014 scientists found part of a fossilised jaw of abilbywhich had shorter teeth likely used for eating forest fruit.
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The female bilby's pouch faces backwards, which prevents her pouch from getting filled with dirt while she is digging.
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The story helped catalyze the public's interest in saving thebilby.
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Prior to this discovery, the oldestbilbyfossil on record was 5 million years old.
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A feature of the park is a 25 square kmbilbyenclosure surrounded by a predator proof fence.
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Less well-known species of marsupials include the numbat, bandicoots, bettongs, thebilby, quolls, and the quokka.
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The large numbers of rats attract feral cats to the area which pose a threat to thebilby.
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