Some species being reintroduced to Peron, exist elsewhere in easily accessible, reasonably large and healthy wild populations. Where possible, direct translocation from these secure wild populations is the aim.

Woylies

Woylie have enjoyed extensive range expansion and population recovery in recent years, thanks to CALM's intensive feral fox-baiting and Habitat management in the animal's south-west forest home. Consequently, large numbers of woylies have been brought directly from areas such as Dryandra Woodland Reserve and Batalling State Forest, and transferred immediately to release sites on Peron peninsula. The peninsula represents a considerable range extension of the woylie to the edge of its previous known natural distribution. And, although Shark Bay is a less productive habitat than the jarrah forests, the new population is breeding and becoming re-established, demonstrating how this species once survived happily in less than ideal conditions, before human and feral predator pressures forced it to retreat into small refuge areas.

Future reintroductions

It is hoped to repeat this translocation process with a number of other species like the boodie, pale field rat, chuditch, greater sticknest rat and red-tailed phascogale. The security and health of populations of many of these species elsewhere, have only been achieved in recent years through substantial conservation initiatives.