I had the intention of cleaning up my hard drives but as is often the case I get distracted and waylaid - I came across photos of some of the Aussies animals I have had the pleasure of getting to know and that led me to my theme for January.
This is Milly the other Yellow-Footed Rock Wallaby my daughter hand-raised. Milly was more personable than Myrtle. Sadly unlike Myrtle she is no longer with us.
The Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby was once found in small, disjunct colonies throughout the semi-arid range country in South Australia, New South Wales and south-west Queensland. Population numbers were drastically reduced following European settlement with many colonies becoming extinct. AWC plays an important role in conserving this species in the central Flinders Ranges.
Adorable animal. Well done for taking all that care of him, the more so because of the risk of these animals becoming extinct lie many more before them.
What a wonderful experience to be involved in helping these gorgeous creatures. We have come across them in the Flinders Range and spent many hours watching them
@judithdeacon that's wonderful Judith...my daughter, who handraised the two Yellow-Footed wallabies, also went to the Flinders Ranges to see them in the wild
