The pig-footed bandicoots were a unique species of bandicoot. They were the only marsupial with a hoof-line foot which gave them an unique running style which was reportedly “like a broken-down hack”. The exact habits and range of either pig-footed bandicoot is not well known. Europeans first described the pig-footed bandicoots in 1838, while the Aborigines were aware of its presence for 65,000 years. In fact discussions with Aboriginal elders has helped in better understanding the pig-footed bandicoots behaviors and its range. For instance the last reported Northern pig-footed bandicoot was observed in 1901, but the Aborigines reported it being present until the 1950’s. There were many factors such as clearing land for sheep grazing and farms. The lesser bilby also had to compete against invasive species like the "gray blanket" aka the escalated rabbit population. The introduction of the red fox in the 1870's for recreational hunting and feral cats also took their toll on the lesser bilby. The last Northern was thought to have died in the 1901 and the last Southern pig-footed bandicoot was seen in 1947 although some Aboriginal accounts seem to indicate it survived into the 1950's. Could the lesser bilby live in Australia today? Although Jurassic Park is fiction, scientists are working on several de-extinction projects. In fact, in 2003 scientists did bring back the extinct Pyrenean ibex, a type of wild goat, for 7 minutes before it died, showing de-extinction is possible. The pig-footed bandicoots might be good candidates. Scientists would use the 29 museum specimens to collect genetic materials. DNA was already able to be collected from a 150 year old tissue sample. Scientists were able to learn that there was actually a third species of pig-footed bandicoot from this genetic research. Australia has made many strides in restoring natural habitats, eliminating invasive species, and helping struggling species recover since the extinction of this bilby in the 1950's. In fact, the greater bilby, also called the rabbit-eared bandicoot, has been brought to center stage of conservation in Australia. In 1968 a 9-year old girl named Rose-Marie Dusting wrote a book called Billy the Aussie Easter Bilby which wasn't published until 1979. In 1991, Nicholas Newland from the 'Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia' pushed the idea of an Easter Bilby into the public's eye. Some Aussie candy companies started changing the chocolate bunnies sold at Easter to bilbies, and the Easter Bilby movement piqued in 2009 when chocolate bilby sales were equal to the bunnies. Many chocolate companies gave back a portion of the profit to help save and protect the greater bilbies from extinction. In fact, Darrell Lea raised $300,000 towards the Save the Bilby Fund from 1999 - 2008. If the Northern and Southern pig-footed bandicoots were brought to life, could they ever be reintroduced to their native homeland in Australia?