wild futures - Brush-Tailed Rock Wallaby

The Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) is one of several rock-wallabies in the genus Petrogale. It inhabits rocky outcroppings and cliff lines along the Great Dividing Range from about 100 km north-west of Brisbane to northern Victoria, in vegetation ranging from rainforest to dry sclerophyll forests.

Since European settlement, introduced predators such as foxes and dogs, hunting bounties for the fur trade and habitat loss have impacted severly on this cryptic species.  Now, only a handful of these amazing, agile Rock-wallabies remain in Victoria's eastern ranges, but an innovative breeding program is slowly building up their numbers for release back into the wild.

Conservation Volunteers Australia is working with the official Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby Recovery Team to identify suitable release habitat, monitor predators and radio-track wallabies released back into the wild.

Saving the Brush-tailed Rock wallaby is urgent, important and costly.  Our supporters and volunteers provide invaluable funding and assistance to make this happen.  You can assist with this important work by taking part in a Naturewise activity at Tidbinbilla Wildlife Sanctuary or by making a donation to the Wild Futures program - and together we can ensure this remarkable creature enjoys a Wild Future.

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Our work to help save the Brush-tailed Rock wallaby is supported by the following organisations and individuals:

Funded by the Norman H Johns Trust, managed by Perpetual