bettong

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THE welfare of the Barrow Island mouse, the spectacled hare-wallaby, the golden bandicoot and burrowing bettong -- not to mention the flatback turtle -- is all that stands in the way of the $50 billion Gorgon nature reserve off west Australia.

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  1. A species of the genus Bettongia, a group of small brush-tailed kangaroos.

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  • Rabbits also threaten some of our native burrowing animals, such as the bilby and the burrowing bettong, by moving into their existing burrows and competing for food.
  • Among those animals considered critically endangered, with less than 120 of each still alive, are the northern hairy-nosed wombat, Gilbert's potoroo, the Lord Howe long-eared bat and the brush-tail bettong. —  Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
  • These include the the rare flatback turtle, spectacled hare-wallaby, burrowing bettong and golden bandicoot. —  Forex TV.com - Forex News
  • Australia signs $50bn gas deal with China oil companies signed an A$50 billion (£25 billion) deal to supply liquefied natural trade deal between the two countries .... trade agreement yesterday as the world's two most valuable listed THE welfare of the Barrow Island mouse, the spectacled hare-wallaby, the golden bandicoot and burrowing bettong -- not to mention the flatback turtle -- is all that stands in the way of the $50 billion Gorgon —  WN.com - Articles related to Alexander, Wellington repeat at Ironman
  • THE welfare of the Barrow Island mouse, the spectacled hare-wallaby, the golden bandicoot and burrowing bettong -- not to mention the flatback turtle -- is all that stands in the way of the $50 billion Gorgon AUSTRALIA: India's Petronet LNG Limited and an Australian subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corp. on Aug. 10 signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the long term supply of liquefied natural —  WN.com - Articles related to Alexander, Wellington repeat at Ironman
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