Above an Australian highway, a bridge reconnects wilderness for quolls, koalas and other animals

Mongabay
May 22, 2026, 8:08 am129 ptsTrending
SYDNEY, Australia. At dusk on the edge of the bush in Australia’s Heathcote National Park, a spotted-tailed quoll lowers its tawny head to the ground, pink nose twitching. The dense forest, the scent of damp earth and eucalyptus leaf litter gives way, abruptly, to heat and a chemical tang. Ahead: open space.…

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