I was so excited to see this endangered bandicoot -
I thought they could only be found in small isolates in desert areas - not at the beach!! (Although bilbies used to live over 2/3
of Australia as you know).

Here's my problem. I would love to nurse it back
to health then return it to near where it was found -
in the dunes of a deserted beach.
Surely there must be other bilbies as they mate for life
and are territorial. However, a research scientist rang me
and is coming to take the bilby to a new captive breeding colony.

What will I do? Please give your reasons for possible actions. Write to me as soon as possible.

Your good friend
Jackson
PS I took him to the beach and he loved it.

                
         Sharp's Beach - East Ballina
                       New South Wales

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Here is a photo of our young friend waiting impatiently in his cage.
He doesn't drink any water but loves his tucker - grass seeds,
bush onions and he caught a mouse yesterday (yummy!). He tries
to burrow every now and then (cements a bit hard though!).
                  
PS. I've called him 'Walpiri'. It's an aboriginal word meaning bandicoot and I remember reading a great story about a bilby who journeyed around Australia looking for other bilbies.