[4] Although once widespread in the central and western deserts, predation by feral cats and foxes, and destructive wildfires, caused the last wild population on mainland Australia to go extinct in the early 1990s.

[5] Captive stocks of the mainland subspecies are currently being reintroduced in the Tanami Desert in the Northern Territory.

[4] In July 2019, the first reintroductions into the Newhaven Sanctuary were conducted, with the release of 30 individuals into the 9,400 hectare, feral predator-free area.

Some parts of the population, such as those at the Bernier and Dorre island in Shark Bay, have greyer fur at the underside.

For tens of thousands of years, the Mala have watched over them from rocks and caves and walls, guiding them on their relationships with people, plants and animals, rules for living and caring for country.