Bettong Baby Joy in Australian State Wilderness

A supplied image obtained Jan. 13, 2023 shows a bettong in the Pilliga State Conservation Area, Pilliga, NSW. AAP Image/Supplied by NSW Department of Planning and Environment

A baby bettong has been spotted in a protected New South Wales (NSW) habitat after dozens of the native marsupials were reintroduced to the state’s wilderness.

The discovery of the youngster, which has been named Bella, has been hailed as an exciting and vital step in “turning back the tide of extinctions.”