Wallaby: Observation In South Australia

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In these areas the wallabies are only found in small, isolated colonies. In South Australia, the animals are often found in Gawler, Flinders Rangers and The Olary Ranges. In New South Wales they are found in Gap and Cotauraundee Ranges. Since European settlement the abundance and distribution of the species has declined (Australian Wildlife Conservancy, 2015).
The yellow-footed rock wallaby has played a vital role in a very successful wallaby cross-foster program. Another wallaby that is critically endangered, called the Victorian Brush-tailed rock wallaby have their joeys removed from their pouches and the Yellow-food Rock wallaby fosters them. This allows the other wallabies to give birth more often, because they do not have to worry about caring for their young. This process has helped improve a population when there were less than 60 Victorian Brush-tailed rock wallabies in the wild. (Monarto Zoo, 2015)

It is important that endangered species are taken seriously, the food-chain and ecosystem may not be able to cope without the animals there to help. Zoos SA play a vital role in the recovery of many endangered animals, with a lot of project partners to help. This is a great way for the species to recover and hopefully for the population to

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