Endangered wallaby spotted on mainland Dambeemangaddee Country after 50 years
Conservationists confirmed the presence of Australia's second smallest wallaby, the Nabarlek, at two new locations in Western Australia's Kimberley region. Images and scats verified the 1.2 kilogram rock-wallaby on Yampi Sound Training Area on Dambeemangaddee Country and at a second site around 170 kilometres away in the northeast of Dambeemangaddee Country. These were the first detections of the species on mainland Dambeemangaddee Country in over 50 years and the first record for Yampi Sound Training Area. The wallaby was once believed to be widespread across parts of northern Australia but has suffered declines.
The detections reveal details about the species' ecology and suggest the endangered wallaby may still survive in scattered pockets across the north.
Source: Tiny wallaby detected on mainland Dambeemangaddee Country after 50 years (australianwildlife.org).
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