How to Save a Species that is Almost Invisible

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Matschie’s tree kangaroo is found in only one place on the planet: Papua New Guinea’s Huon Peninsula. Living in these remote cloud forests, it has evolved to climb trees, eat leaves, and stay camouflaged in the canopy. With only around 2,500 individuals left, Matschie’s tree kangaroos are endangered. But there is hope: Woodland Park Zoo’s innovative Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program is protecting the marsupials’ native habitat with the help of local communities. Learn about this elusive species and take a look at PNG’s first conservation area, where protecting local wildlife involves a holistic approach.

👉🏽 Bringing together wildlife and local landowners, the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program does valuable work for community and conservation. You can find out more and support the project here: https://www.zoo.org/tkcp/donate

🎧 Danny Nanne, one of the locals, was even accepted to the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG). He completed his BSc in Environmental Sciences & Geography and is now working as TKCP's Community Conservation Coordinator. In the "Conservation Optimism" (University of Oxford) podcast, he shares his childhood experience with endangered Matschie’s tree kangaroos in PNG. You can listen to Danny here: http://podfollow.com/1514337431

💻 Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program website: https://www.zoo.org/tkcp/program

🎧 Mongabay Podcast: "Tree kangaroos may be key to New Guinea forest conservation" https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/pod...

🤓 Fun fact: Tree Kangaroos can safely jump further than 8m from one tree to another.


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🔗Sources:
Annual Report TKCP: https://www.zoo.org/document.doc?id=2537
IUCN Red List: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6...
Sattelite data of reforestation: https://bit.ly/3di1cek
"The Future of Tree Kangaroo Conservation and Science": https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Woodland Park Zoo "Twenty Years of Saving Tree Kangaroos":    • Twenty Years of Saving Tree Kangaroos  
Woodland Park Zoo "A life among the clouds":    • A Life Among The Clouds  
Seattle Stream YT "CityStream: Saving the Tree Kangaroos":    • CityStream: Saving the Tree Kangaroos  
IKI about the YUS Area: https://www.international-climate-ini...