An apex predator is being turned loose in bushland in northern Canberra - and every other animal in its path should be very concerned.
Ecologists are releasing two spotted-tailed quolls, otherwise known as tiger quolls, into the Mulligan's Flat Woodland Sanctuary, where they will head straight to the top of the food chain.
The sanctuary is a 1,253-hectare piece of woodland on Canberra's northern fringe, protected by an electrified fence to keep feral pests outside.
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