: any of a genus (Dasyurus) of small spotted carnivorous marsupials of Australia and New Guinea
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The goal of this plan is to ensure the long-term genetic and demographic health of eastern quoll populations in areas where they are protected from predators.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025
Conservationists say eastern quolls play an important role in Australia’s ecosystems.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
Ten of the eastern quolls released at this new site at Bannockburn were born and bred at the sanctuary.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025
Its effort to bring back the Tasmanian tiger, which went extinct in 1936, is being paired with a conservation project to help preserve an endangered marsupial called the northern quoll.
—Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Soon after, eight quolls stopped showing up on the radar.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Another study from 2018 measured the accumulation of manganese dust in the hair and organs of wild quolls living near an active mine.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
Barritt suspects the quolls were born in July and became independent in December.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
When scientists crossed toad-averse quolls with toad-naive quolls, the hybrid offspring also turned up their tiny pink noses at the toxic amphibians.
—Emily Anthes Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025
Conservationists say eastern quolls play an important role in Australia’s ecosystems.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
Ten of the eastern quolls released at this new site at Bannockburn were born and bred at the sanctuary.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025
Its effort to bring back the Tasmanian tiger, which went extinct in 1936, is being paired with a conservation project to help preserve an endangered marsupial called the northern quoll.
—Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Soon after, eight quolls stopped showing up on the radar.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Another study from 2018 measured the accumulation of manganese dust in the hair and organs of wild quolls living near an active mine.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
Barritt suspects the quolls were born in July and became independent in December.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
When scientists crossed toad-averse quolls with toad-naive quolls, the hybrid offspring also turned up their tiny pink noses at the toxic amphibians.
—Emily Anthes Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Quoll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quoll. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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