Mala Breeding Facility

This project will build breeding spaces at Alice Springs' Desert Park to aid breeding of the Central Australian subspecies of Mala (Lagorchestes hirsutus). A Macquarie University report has recommended that animals carrying rare alleles should be sent to the Desert Park for breeding. In order to do this there is a critical need to build more breeding spaces at the Desert Park. When breeding with small populations and small gene pools it is essential (where possible) to have known breeding pairs. This project will build pens that are designed specifically for this purpose.