Northern quolls released into Kakadu in bid to save species from extinction

Nine of the mammals let loose in Northern Territory after being trained to avoid cane toads and feral cats

Toad-trained and cat-savvy northern quolls have been released into Kakadu national park, in a bid to save the threatened native Australian species from extinction.

Nine of the small carnivorous mammals were let loose in the Mary river region on Thursday night after undergoing training to avoid the deadly and plentiful cane toads which wreak havoc across the north of Australia.