Question: The Hunter is about an agent that is hunting down a marsupial that is native to what countries?
Context: The kowari ("Dasyuroides byrnei"), also known as the brush-tailed marsupial rat, Kayer rat, Byrne's crest-tailed marsupial rat, bushy-tailed marsupial rat and kawiri, is a small carnivorous marsupial native to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia.  It is monotypical of its genus. The thylacine ( , or , also ; "Thylacinus cynocephalus") was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times.  It is commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger (because of its striped lower back) or the Tasmanian wolf.  Native to continental Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea, it is believed to have become extinct in the 20th century.  It was the last extant member of its family, Thylacinidae; specimens of other members of the family have been found in the fossil record dating back to the late Oligocene. Also known by its native name, the yarri, it is described as being a dog-sized feline with stripes and a long tail, prominent front teeth and a savage temperament.  It has been hypothesized to be a survivor or descendant of the large predatory marsupial "Thylacoleo", officially considered to be extinct, or possibly a large feral cat variant (given possible discrepancies with thylacoleo dentition).  In 1926 A. S. le Souef described it as being a "Striped marsupial cat" in "The Wild Animals of Australasia", this information later also included in "Furred Mammals of Australia", by Ellis Troughton, longtime curator of mammals in the Australian Museum.  Among cryptids it has arguably come closest to official recognition. The New Guinean quoll ("Dasyurus albopunctatus"), also known as the New Guinea quoll or New Guinea native cat, is a carnivorous marsupial mammal native to New Guinea.  It is the second-largest surviving marsupial carnivore of New Guinea. The Hunter is the first novel by Julia Leigh, published in 1999.  It follows the efforts of an anonymous agent as he attempts to track down the last Tasmanian tiger rumoured to exist in Tasmania. A layout boat is a low-profile un-motorized oval-like boat that is used by diver duck hunters to hide in when hunting in open water.  They are unique to a specialized form of waterfowl hunting called Layout hunting.  Most layout boats are used for diver duck or ocean duck hunting where open deep water waterfowl species frequent.  Sometimes they are deployed in marshes for more traditional puddle duck hunting or goose hunting.  Layout boats come in designs such as pumpkin seed, oval, box like just to name a few.  They come in one- and two-man models.  These boats are painted to match the color of the water and sit very low in the water.  The main focus of the layout boat is to put the hunter very close to the decoys if not in them for additional concealment.  This makes for very dramatic hunting scenarios where a decoying bird comes extremely close to the hunter and boat.  They are used to target diver ducks such as bluebills (greater scaup), canvasback, goldeneye, scoters and eider to name a few.  This is because divers often fly low on the water and will not notice the low sides of the boat.  Layout boats are often placed within the decoy spread, so the decoys help further conceal the sides of the boat. Layout boat hunting is a sub specialty of traditional waterfowl hunting which is done in a low-profile un-motorized boat made of a unique design to allow hunter to maintain a close position to the water in order to conceal them in open water.  This is a sport with a long history going back to market hunters and punt boats mounted with small cannons.  The main focus of the layout boat is to put the hunter very close to the decoys if not in them for additional concealment.  This makes for very dramatic hunting scenarios where a decoying bird comes extremely close to the hunter and boat. The tiger quoll ("Dasyurus maculatus"), also known as the spotted-tail quoll, the spotted quoll, the spotted-tailed dasyure or the tiger cat, is a carnivorous marsupial of the quoll genus "Dasyurus" native to Australia.  With males and females weighing around 3.5 and 1.8 kg, respectively, it is mainland Australia's largest carnivorous marsupial, and the world's longest extant carnivorous marsupial (the biggest is the Tasmanian devil).  Two subspecies are recognised; the nominate is found in wet forests of southeastern Australia and Tasmania, and a northern subspecies, "D. m. gracilis", is found in a small area of northern Queensland and is endangered. Big Buck Hunter is an arcade hunting game released by Play Mechanix, Inc. in 2000.  The well-received game spawned a series of sequels including Big Buck Hunter: Shooter's Challenge, Big Buck Hunter II: Sportsman's Paradise, Big Buck Hunter: Call of the Wild, Big Buck Hunter Pro (2006), Big Buck Safari (2008), Big Buck Hunter Pro: Open Season, and Big Buck World (2010), which combined the content of Big Buck Hunter Pro: Open Season and the newly updated Big Buck Safari: Outback.  In 2012, Big Buck HD was released.  This latest installment includes elements from both Big Buck Hunter Pro and Big Buck Safari in high-definition.  In Fall of 2009, Play Mechanix partnered with Merge Interactive to release an iOS version of Big Buck Hunter Pro for the iPhone.  The success of the app warranted the 2011 release of an iOS version of Big Buck Safari made for both iPhone and iPad.  Both of the iOS games allow the user to see where the closest arcade machines are to the users current location.  Additionally, the versatile Big Buck Hunter franchise has grown to include "Plug N Play" Games and a Nintendo Wii version published by Jakks Pacific. The numbat ("Myrmecobius fasciatus"), also known as the banded anteater, marsupial anteater, or walpurti, is a marsupial native to Western Australia and recently re-introduced to South Australia.  Its diet consists almost exclusively of termites.  Once widespread across southern Australia, its range is now restricted to several small colonies, and it is listed as an endangered species.  The numbat is an emblem of Western Australia and protected by conservation programs.
Answer: Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea