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    numbers are a pretty unique animal even
    numbers are a pretty unique animal even

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    by australian standards
    by australian standards

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    outside of western australia they're not
    outside of western australia they're not

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    very well known
    very well known

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    they're a small marsupial and they
    they're a small marsupial and they

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    solely survive
    solely survive

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    off termites and the sheer number that
    off termites and the sheer number that

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    they eat you know each day is roughly
    they eat you know each day is roughly

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    about 20
    about 20

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    000 so that's pretty impressive
    000 so that's pretty impressive

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    they're endangered um the current
    they're endangered um the current

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    population estimate globally is only a
    population estimate globally is only a

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    thousand animals
    thousand animals

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    [Music]
    [Music]

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    so they did have a really large range
    so they did have a really large range

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    across kind of arid and semi-arid
    across kind of arid and semi-arid

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    australia all the way from
    australia all the way from

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    western new south wales to western
    western new south wales to western

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    australia but now they're only found
    australia but now they're only found

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    outside of fence reserves in south west
    outside of fence reserves in south west

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    western australia
    western australia

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    [Music]
    [Music]

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    [Applause]
    [Applause]

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    [Music]
    [Music]

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    mount gibson sanctuary is about four and
    mount gibson sanctuary is about four and

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    a half hours drive from perth we've got
    a half hours drive from perth we've got

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    a feral predator-free fenced area
    a feral predator-free fenced area

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    about 7800 hectares the largest
    about 7800 hectares the largest

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    in western australia
    in western australia

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    so numbats were regionally extinct
    so numbats were regionally extinct

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    from the area of mount gibson so in
    from the area of mount gibson so in

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    january 2016 we started the number
    january 2016 we started the number

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    reintroduction program so we source
    reintroduction program so we source

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    numbers from
    numbers from

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    two other awc sanctuaries and also some
    two other awc sanctuaries and also some

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    captive bred animals from perth zoo
    captive bred animals from perth zoo

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    we've released 64 numbers at mount
    we've released 64 numbers at mount

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    gibson
    gibson

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    and since that time we've been
    and since that time we've been

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    continually kind of monitoring them with
    continually kind of monitoring them with

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    camera traps
    camera traps

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    but basically we just want to establish
    but basically we just want to establish

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    self-sustaining
    self-sustaining

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    genetically viable populations of these
    genetically viable populations of these

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    endangered species that
    endangered species that

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    are struggling in other parts of
    are struggling in other parts of

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    [Applause]
    [Applause]

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    [Music]
    [Music]

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    australia
    australia

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    it was a really rare occasion to see a
    it was a really rare occasion to see a

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    number inside the fenced area and now
    number inside the fenced area and now

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    it's reasonably common to see a number
    it's reasonably common to see a number

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    driving around so
    driving around so

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    that's pretty exciting in the scheme of
    that's pretty exciting in the scheme of

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    when you think about
    when you think about

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    a thousand animals left
    a thousand animals left

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    you
    you

All adjective
unique
/yo͞oˈnēk/
word
Unlike other things; being the only one like it

Saving Australia's numbats - BBC News

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Intro:

numbers are a pretty unique animal even. by australian standards. outside of western australia they're not. very well known. they're a small marsupial and they. solely survive. off termites and the sheer number that. they eat you know each day is roughly. about 20. 000 so that's pretty impressive. they're endangered um the current. population estimate globally is only a. thousand animals. [Music]. so they did have a really large range. across kind of arid and semi-arid. australia all the way from. western new south wales to western. australia but now they're only found. outside of fence reserves in south west.

Video Vocabulary

population

/ˌpäpyəˈlāSH(ə)n/

noun

all inhabitants of place.

western

/ˈwestərn/

adjective noun

Movies often about cowboys in the American West. film, television drama, or novel about cowboys in western North America.

numbers

/ˈnəmbər/

noun other verb

arithmetical value expressed by word, symbol, or figure. Particular songs or dances performed during shows. make as total.

globally

/ˈɡlōbəlē/

adverb

Throughout the world.

termites

/ˈtərˌmīt/

noun other

small, pale soft-bodied insect. Small white tropical insect which eats wood.

reserves

/rəˈzərv/

noun other verb

supply of commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required. Parks or areas for wildlife to roam free. To not use all of, so you can use it later.

endangered

/inˈdānjərd/

adjective verb

(of species) seriously at risk of extinction. To bring a person/thing into a dangerous situation.

marsupial

/märˈso͞opēəl/

adjective noun

relating to marsupials. Mammal where females carry their young in a pouch.

thousand

/ˈTHouz(ə)nd/

number

Number 1,000.

sanctuary

/ˈsaNGk(t)SHəˌwerē/

noun

Place to find rest and relaxation.

outside
adjective adverb noun preposition

situated on or near outside. situated beyond boundaries of place. Area around or near something, such as a building. situated beyond boundaries of.

estimate
noun verb

approximate calculation. roughly calculate.