I mentioned quolls. Not one person knew what they were

An Australian writer noted public ignorance about quolls, native marsupials found nowhere else on Earth, after mentioning them at a barbecue drew blank stares. A 2020 survey found nearly one in five Australians wrongly believed foxes were native. Invasive species kill billions of native animals yearly, yet this extinction crisis remains largely invisible to the public, hampering conservation efforts.

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