but some things are beyond their control. with wholesale prices, there are global factors at play. a 30 year breeding programme has brought a native australian marsupial, the eastern barred bandicoot, back from the brink of extinction. three colonies of bandicoots a mouse like animal have been placed on islands near melbourne and fenced off from their most danerous predator, foxes. for more on the chances of the survival of the bandicoot, we rejoined by threatened species biologist, amy coetsee. why is it so important these bandicoots have been saved from extinction? it’s bandicoots have been saved from extinction? extinction? it s an amazing win for threatened extinction? it s an amazing win for threatened species. - extinction? it s an amazing win for threatened species. we - extinction? it s an amazing win. for threatened species. we have been running this programme for 33 years, captive breeding for 30 years, and to be able to reclassify them is just phenomenal. really exc