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One fascinating species, which until the early 1960s was widespread and common around the harbour, is the Long-nosed Bandicoot. Museum records of this species span nearly 120 years from 1878 to as recently as 1998 when one was hit by a car near Manly. There is now a single isolated population still present on North Head. Although Long-nosed Bandicoots are regarded as common in the eastern parts of their range, this small colony in a city with almost four million people is remarkable, and has been classed as an 'endangered population'. A recovery plan for it is currently being prepared by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of New South Wales.
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