The Pookila - arguably the cutest of the Australian rodents - may be in decline in Queensland. Read all about our new research here:
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The Pookila (Pseudomys novaehollandiae) in Queensland: a vulnerable rodent species potentially in decline?
The Pookila or New Holland mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae) is a vulnerable native rodent species experiencing marked declines across its national range.
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July 21, 2026 at 6:52 AM
The Pookila - arguably the cutest of the Australian rodents - may be in decline in Queensland. Read all about our new research here:
connectsci.au/zo/article/7...
connectsci.au/zo/article/7...
Decades after it was last seen in the region, the threatened pookila has reappeared in the Goobang National Park, boosting hopes for the species' survival.
Rare 'engineer' mouse spotted in Western NSW after almost 30 years
Decades after it was last seen in the region, the threatened pookila has reappeared in the Goobang National Park, boosting hopes for the species' survival.
www.abc.net.au
July 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Decades after it was last seen in the region, the threatened pookila has reappeared in the Goobang National Park, boosting hopes for the species' survival.
June 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Wherever they go, they leave a trail of destruction. #FFMV recently lit up 80Ha of Providence Ponds Fauna & Flora Reserve. The road is Mouse Track - so named for nationally endangered #Pookila or #NewHollandMouse that lives here. This one of only 3 VIC locations where it remains #GunaiKurnaiCountry
May 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Wherever they go, they leave a trail of destruction. #FFMV recently lit up 80Ha of Providence Ponds Fauna & Flora Reserve. The road is Mouse Track - so named for nationally endangered #Pookila or #NewHollandMouse that lives here. This one of only 3 VIC locations where it remains #GunaiKurnaiCountry
PhD student Tucksaorn (Orn) Bhummakasikara was awarded a Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment for her project "Genomics to inform recovery and management of the threatened Australian Pookila"! @monashbiol.bsky.social #ozmammals #ozrodents
January 29, 2026 at 12:24 AM
PhD student Tucksaorn (Orn) Bhummakasikara was awarded a Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment for her project "Genomics to inform recovery and management of the threatened Australian Pookila"! @monashbiol.bsky.social #ozmammals #ozrodents
Rare pookila mouse rediscovered in Western NSW as species fights for survival www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Rare 'engineer' mouse spotted in Western NSW after almost 30 years
Decades after it was last seen in the region, the threatened pookila has reappeared in the Goobang National Park, boosting hopes for the species' survival.
www.abc.net.au
July 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Rare pookila mouse rediscovered in Western NSW as species fights for survival www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
The tiny but mighty pookila - in the latest survey, no pookila were detected on mainland Tasmania. (Supplied by Zoos Victoria)
July 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The tiny but mighty pookila - in the latest survey, no pookila were detected on mainland Tasmania. (Supplied by Zoos Victoria)
Also known as the New Holland mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae), the pookila is about the size of a small chocolate bar, weighing less than 20 grams
These native Australian mice spend their nights foraging for seeds and fungi, and their days tucked away in a burrow
These native Australian mice spend their nights foraging for seeds and fungi, and their days tucked away in a burrow
July 22, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Also known as the New Holland mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae), the pookila is about the size of a small chocolate bar, weighing less than 20 grams
These native Australian mice spend their nights foraging for seeds and fungi, and their days tucked away in a burrow
These native Australian mice spend their nights foraging for seeds and fungi, and their days tucked away in a burrow
The tiny but mighty pookila, also known as the New Holland mouse, supports the ecosystem through its complex burrowing systems. (Supplied by Zoos Victoria)
This is an Australian native species
Researchers have been setting traps (that don't hurt) to find out what's going on with these little guys
This is an Australian native species
Researchers have been setting traps (that don't hurt) to find out what's going on with these little guys
July 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The tiny but mighty pookila, also known as the New Holland mouse, supports the ecosystem through its complex burrowing systems. (Supplied by Zoos Victoria)
This is an Australian native species
Researchers have been setting traps (that don't hurt) to find out what's going on with these little guys
This is an Australian native species
Researchers have been setting traps (that don't hurt) to find out what's going on with these little guys
Dunnarts and Pookila and Predation - oh my!
Speed talk time!! 🐭🙀
Speed talk time!! 🐭🙀
June 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Dunnarts and Pookila and Predation - oh my!
Speed talk time!! 🐭🙀
Speed talk time!! 🐭🙀
Cath Kemper bringing 50 year old data back to life to investigate reproduction in Pookila 🐭🐭#ausmamsoc25
June 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Cath Kemper bringing 50 year old data back to life to investigate reproduction in Pookila 🐭🐭#ausmamsoc25
look at this little cutie 🥰 a feel-goodish (I mean they’re still endangered + we’re still fucked) story
‘…a "dumpling on legs", the pookila plays an outsized role in soil health and biodiversity…the mouse is known for extensive and complex underground burrow systems.’
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
‘…a "dumpling on legs", the pookila plays an outsized role in soil health and biodiversity…the mouse is known for extensive and complex underground burrow systems.’
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Rare 'engineer' mouse spotted in Western NSW after almost 30 years
Decades after it was last seen in the region, the threatened pookila has reappeared in the Goobang National Park, boosting hopes for the species' survival.
www.abc.net.au
July 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
look at this little cutie 🥰 a feel-goodish (I mean they’re still endangered + we’re still fucked) story
‘…a "dumpling on legs", the pookila plays an outsized role in soil health and biodiversity…the mouse is known for extensive and complex underground burrow systems.’
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
‘…a "dumpling on legs", the pookila plays an outsized role in soil health and biodiversity…the mouse is known for extensive and complex underground burrow systems.’
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Very fortunate to take part in Zoos Victoria’s annual monitoring for Pookila a couple of weeks ago - a #threatenedspecies of rodent that we are also studying up here in Qld.
April 17, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Very fortunate to take part in Zoos Victoria’s annual monitoring for Pookila a couple of weeks ago - a #threatenedspecies of rodent that we are also studying up here in Qld.
Rare 'engineer' mouse spotted in Western NSW after almost 30 years: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-12/pookila-new-holland-mouse-rediscovered-goobang-national-park/105517896
Rare 'engineer' mouse spotted in Western NSW after almost 30 years
Decades after it was last seen in the region, the threatened pookila has reappeared in the Goobang National Park, boosting hopes for the species' survival.
www.abc.net.au
July 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Rare 'engineer' mouse spotted in Western NSW after almost 30 years: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-12/pookila-new-holland-mouse-rediscovered-goobang-national-park/105517896
#FFMV fire has burnt right through swamps and sedge wetlands.
#ProvidencePondsFloraFaunaReserve #NewHollandMouse #Pookila #DwarfKerrawang #WhitefootedDunnart #GunaiKurnaiCountry
#ProvidencePondsFloraFaunaReserve #NewHollandMouse #Pookila #DwarfKerrawang #WhitefootedDunnart #GunaiKurnaiCountry
May 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
#FFMV fire has burnt right through swamps and sedge wetlands.
#ProvidencePondsFloraFaunaReserve #NewHollandMouse #Pookila #DwarfKerrawang #WhitefootedDunnart #GunaiKurnaiCountry
#ProvidencePondsFloraFaunaReserve #NewHollandMouse #Pookila #DwarfKerrawang #WhitefootedDunnart #GunaiKurnaiCountry
#FFMV are about to light up 80Ha of the Providence Ponds Fauna and Flora Reserve again!. The road is Mouse Track - so named for the nationally endangered New Holland Mouse that lives here. This 1 of only 3 locations in Victoria where this EPBC listed #NewHollandMouse #Pookila remains
May 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
#FFMV are about to light up 80Ha of the Providence Ponds Fauna and Flora Reserve again!. The road is Mouse Track - so named for the nationally endangered New Holland Mouse that lives here. This 1 of only 3 locations in Victoria where this EPBC listed #NewHollandMouse #Pookila remains
The tiny but mighty pookila - Nadia Nieuwhof deployed 282 baited cameras in New South Wales and Tasmania to find pookila. (Supplied by Zoos Victoria)
July 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The tiny but mighty pookila - Nadia Nieuwhof deployed 282 baited cameras in New South Wales and Tasmania to find pookila. (Supplied by Zoos Victoria)
Providence Ponds contains rare flora found nowhere else in the world and is one of only five known Victorian habitats of the threatened New Holland Mouse. See how the adjacent block looked just 12 months ago >> www.geg.org.au/ppffr-burnt-...
Providence Ponds Flora and Fauna Reserve
Incinerating Precious Pookila: Forest Fire Management Victoria | May 2025 Gippsland Environment Group post-burn report
www.geg.org.au
June 21, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Providence Ponds contains rare flora found nowhere else in the world and is one of only five known Victorian habitats of the threatened New Holland Mouse. See how the adjacent block looked just 12 months ago >> www.geg.org.au/ppffr-burnt-...
Latest report from GEG surveyors:
May 2025 - #Vicgov agency #FFMV incinerated 46H of Providence Ponds Fauna & Flora Reserve #GunaiKurnaiCountry.
Remnant old growth woodlands & sedge wetlands - burnt thru. Many old hollow bearing trees - collapsed. Why www.geg.org.au/ppffr-burnt-...
May 2025 - #Vicgov agency #FFMV incinerated 46H of Providence Ponds Fauna & Flora Reserve #GunaiKurnaiCountry.
Remnant old growth woodlands & sedge wetlands - burnt thru. Many old hollow bearing trees - collapsed. Why www.geg.org.au/ppffr-burnt-...
Providence Ponds Flora and Fauna Reserve
Incinerating Precious Pookila: Forest Fire Management Victoria | May 2025 Gippsland Environment Group post-burn report
www.geg.org.au
June 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Latest report from GEG surveyors:
May 2025 - #Vicgov agency #FFMV incinerated 46H of Providence Ponds Fauna & Flora Reserve #GunaiKurnaiCountry.
Remnant old growth woodlands & sedge wetlands - burnt thru. Many old hollow bearing trees - collapsed. Why www.geg.org.au/ppffr-burnt-...
May 2025 - #Vicgov agency #FFMV incinerated 46H of Providence Ponds Fauna & Flora Reserve #GunaiKurnaiCountry.
Remnant old growth woodlands & sedge wetlands - burnt thru. Many old hollow bearing trees - collapsed. Why www.geg.org.au/ppffr-burnt-...
Well, I meant Pookila, but you're making me think that all 3 are good!
July 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Well, I meant Pookila, but you're making me think that all 3 are good!
Providence Ponds Flora and Fauna Reserve is one of only five known locations in Victoria of the nationally threatened Pookila/New Holland Mouse, Pseudomys novaehollandiae. The recent incineration of known colony sites here by #FFMV is totally unacceptable
June 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Providence Ponds Flora and Fauna Reserve is one of only five known locations in Victoria of the nationally threatened Pookila/New Holland Mouse, Pseudomys novaehollandiae. The recent incineration of known colony sites here by #FFMV is totally unacceptable