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Black-flanked Rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis) - Mandu-Mandu Gorge, Western Australiaby Dan & Emma Monceaux
The Black-flanked Rock-wallaby, otherwise known as the Black-footed Rock-Wallaby or Warru, is listed as a ‘Vulnerable’ species in Australia. Feral animals including foxes (who prey on the animals) and goats (who compete for food and shelter) have taken their toll on populations. In 2007, a breeding program was underway at Monarto Zoo, designed to boost the South Australian population from the alarmingly low estimated state-wide population of 50 animals. This photograph was taken at Mandu-Mandu Gorge in Cape Range National Park, Western Australia, where a population of forty animals is estimated (2011).
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