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Since its rediscovery, the bridled nail-tail wallaby has been the target of private [[wildlife conservation|conservation efforts]] to re-establish [[Minimum viable population|viable populations]]. [[Captive breeding]] programs established three populations in Queensland: two in State reserves located at [[Idalia National Park|Idalia]] and [[Taunton National Park]]s, and another on a private reserve, Project Kial, located near [[Marlborough, Queensland|Marlborough]] in [[Central Queensland]].<ref name=":0" />
After the last captive-breeding facility in Queensland failed, the remaining animals were transferred to [[Avocet Nature Refuge]] (south of [[Emerald, Queensland|Emerald]]), with the total population there and at Taunton estimated at around 600.<ref name=terzon2018>{{cite web | last=Terzon | first=Emilia | title=Bridled nailtail wallaby breeder calls it quits amid funding and licencing woes | website=ABC News|publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date=23 October 2018 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-23/devastated-wallaby-breeder-calls-it-quits/10420196 | access-date=28 May 2021}}</ref> As of 2019, the species was confined to three populations: Taunton and Avocet in Queensland, and [[Australian Wildlife Conservancy]]'s [[Scotia Sanctuary]] in New South Wales, where there were more than 1,000 wallabies in 2018.<ref name=terzon2018/>
In August 2019, 41 Bridled Nailtail Wallabies were scouted from Taunton and Scotia for reintroduction to a feral predator-free breeding area within the [[Pilliga forest|Pilliga State Conservation Area]] in northwestern NSW. The translocation was conducted by Australian Wildlife Conservancy in partnership with NSW National Parks and Services, as part of the NSW Government's ''Saving our Species'' program.
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