BOYAGIN NUMBAT BRIGADE
Boyagin Numbat Brigade is a team of wildlife survey professionals who lead the surveying of wildlife at the Boyagin Wildlife Reserve and Dryandra Woodland, especially targeting the threatened and charismatic Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus).
The team is led by Sean Van Alphen, a dedicated individual whose passion is conservation and the surveying of wildlife. Dozens of cameras monitor the lives of the Dryandra wildlife, and the team makes regular trips to several locations.
Although the Numbat is the focal species, the Boyagin Numbat Brigade also monitors the population of feral pests and the devastating effects on Australian native wildlife, raises awareness and provides public education, and monitors the biodiversity within the Boyagin Nature Reserve and Dryandra Woodland.
Australia has suffered from the largest mammalian extinction on Earth due to human-induced environmental catastrophes. What is left is in great peril of extinction. Hence, environmental organisations like the Boyagin Numbat Brigade are critically important in halting the extinction and preserving the unique Australian biodiversity.
WHAT IS A NUMBAT?
The Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is a species of small, insectivorous marsupial. With its striking bands across its back, observing pose like a meerkat, the lifestyle of an anteater and a mask like a bandit, the numbat is one of the most charismatic animals of the Australian bush.
Unlike many other small to medium marsupials, numbats are diurnal, and at night they retreat to their homes of hollow logs.
Although being a marsupial, numbats lack pouches; instead, they have four teats protected by reinforced crimped hair, which keep the young safe and sound.
Once widespread across southern Australia, numbats are now confined to a few remaining populations in the wheatbelt of Western Australia. They very nearly became a part of the great mammalian extinction in Australia caused by the introduction of feral foxes and cats. Land clearing also had a devastating effect on the numbat's habitat.
The Numbat is listed as ENDANGERED on the IUCN Red List with declining populations.
Please follow the amazing work of BOYAGIN NUMBAT BRIGADE, and for more information or to find out how to help, contact the Numbat Brigade directly or get in touch with us.
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