The stage is set for reintroducing locally extinct animal species back to the north coast with the recent completion of the Ngambaa feral predator-free area near Kempsey. The 2,000-hectare Ngambaa feral predator-free area was the first safe haven on the east coast of NSW to be completed. Home to tall wet forest communities, the area previously contained species like the rufous and eastern bettong —the latter of which has been absent from mainland Australia for over 100 years. A specially designe