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Could Australia’s feral banteng help save their species?
Indonesia’s ambassador wants research talks on using the Northern Territory herd to aid recovery at home. Its possible value does not erase its damage to Australian habitats.
WatchEarliest sourceThe Conversation
What we knew first
- The ambassador has proposed research cooperation and conditional returns. He says no formal talks have taken place.
Still open then
- No agreed transfer, recipient park, animal number, timetable or approved release plan is established in the available reporting.
We said we'd watch for
- Watch for an official response and a decision to commission genetic, animal-health and receiving-site assessments.