Giant dogs protect bandicoots

Eastern Barred Bandicoot release

Eastern Barred Bandicoot release Source: Zoos Victoria

20 endangered bandicoots have been reintroduced to a nature reserve in Victoria. Fearing feral cats and foxes, researchers have trained two guard dogs to protect the rare marsupials. My colleague Barbara Barkhausen tells us more about this rather astonishing concept.



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