JULIA CREEK is home to a rare little marsupial, the Julia Creek dunnart, Smithopsis douglasi. Once thought to be extinct, this tiny, bright-eyed marsupial is a timid nocturnal animal and is still considered an endangered species. In an effort to give the dunnarts a fighting chance to recolonise, a 7.5km cat and fox proof fence has been constructed and predators have been removed from within this 273ha refuge. The area is located just outside Julia Creek (it actually encloses the town’s airport).