39 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits ; 22 x 31 cm
Summary
"Wan'kura (Golden Bandicoots) are an animal that has disappeared from most of mainland Australia. Their last recorded sighting in the Northern Territory was in the 1950's. When hairs are discovered on Martjanba Island in scats of wild dogs, Aboriginal people of the Wessel Island are asked about their knowledge of Wan'kurra, and reveal the story. Can these animals be bought back from the brinl of extinction by translocating them to other island" -- cover