Lost for 100 Years… Then Found | Gilbert’s Potoroo - Chapter II

Описание: 🌿 Lost for 100 Years… then found.

Gilbert’s Potoroo was thought extinct for over a century, until one extraordinary rediscovery in 1994 changed everything.

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About this episode:

In 1879, Gilbert’s Potoroo (Ngilkat, Potorous gilbertii) was last seen and presumed lost forever. For more than 100 years, scientists believed this small nocturnal marsupial had vanished from the planet.

Then, in 1994, researcher Dr. Elizabeth Sinclair made a remarkable discovery at Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve near Albany, Western Australia.

That moment proved the species was not extinct, but critically endangered — clinging to survival in one of the most fragile ecosystems on Earth.

Quick facts:

🌍 Thought extinct for ~115 years.
🔍 Rediscovered in 1994 by Dr. Elizabeth Sinclair.
🦘 One of the rarest mammals in the world.
⏳ Now fewer than 150 individuals remain.

About the project:

This video is part of a collaboration with ‪@PotorooOrg‬ and ‪@southcoastnrm‬ working together with ‪@DBCAWA‬ to protect Australia’s most endangered marsupial.

Produced, Filmed & Edited: Javier Delgado Esteban.

Narration: Matilda Johnson.

Score Composition: Javier Delgado Esteban. II - Rediscovery. 2025.

Stock Images: Envato Australia and Wirestock. Gilbert ́s Potoroo courtesy of Dick Walker/GPAG. Potoroo release video at Two Peoples Bay courtesy of Leigh Whisson - Gilbert’s Potoroo Action Group.

With Gratitude

Dr Elizabeth Sinclair - UWA Oceans Institute
Dr Bronte Van Helden - South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc.
Dr Jackie Courtenay - Gilbert's Potoroo Action Group Inc.
Dr Sarah Comer - Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Dr Tony Friend - Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Steve Toole - Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Jennene Riggs - Riggs Australia Media

We acknowledge the Menang Noongar people as the Traditional Custodians of Two Peoples Bay and its surrounding lands and waters.

We recognise their deep cultural, spiritual and ongoing connection to Country, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Filmed under Regulation 4 authority permit on location at Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve and Waychinicup National Park.

This video was jointly funded by the Australian Government Natural Heritage Trust and South Coast NRM, a member of the Commonwealth Regional Delivery Partners panel and the Gilberts Potoroo Action Group (GPAG).