The tenkile, or Scott’s tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus scottae), doesn’t bounce exactly — more of an awkward hop — but the animal is climbing its way back from the edge of extinction in Papua ...

But none of them are as imperiled as the Tenkile tree kangaroo, otherwise known as Scott’s tree kangaroo. Researchers estimate that only around 300 survive in a small area of Papua New Guinea ...

Tree Kangaroo Preservation Group. Tenkile Preservation Alliance. Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program. Roger Martin Tree kangaroos of Australia and Papua New Guinea CSIRO Publishing 2005.

In 1999, TCA set out to ensure the survival of the Tenkile by persuading 13 local villages to stop hunting them. Today, the Alliance has expanded to 50 villages – who are now part of the Torricelli ...

Saving the Tenkile Janak Rogers, Melbourne 06/02/2014 June 2, 2014. Australian zookeepers Jean and Jim Thomas have spent the past decade working with the people of Papua New Guinea to preserve the ...

Tenkile Conservation Alliance CEO Jim Thomas said any loss of habitat for the Tenkile and the Weimang tree kangaroos could be devastating. The area is also home to 40 per cent of PNG's mammals and ...

The Tenkile Tree Kangaroo numbered just 100 in 2003 - that has now doubled with the TCA's efforts, they say. Join our commenting forum.

The Wondiwoi tree kangaroo proceeded to elude researchers for the next 90 years, prompting fears of its extinction. ... According to the Tenkile Conservation Alliance, ...

The quest of Tableland conservationists Jim and Jean Thomas to save a rare tree kangaroo in Papua New Guinea has been immortalised in a feature documentary. Read Today's Paper Tributes.

What started out as a mission to save tree kangaroos has transformed the lives of over 13,000 people and boosted the conservation of some of Papua New Guinea’s most biodiverse and globally important ...