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The Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby Avoiding Detection in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia

Photo by Paul Huntley (North Sydney, Australia); Photographed August 2011

A now-outlawed fur trade caused a sharp decline in rock-wallabies. But according to the WWF, the species is still threatened by removal of native vegetation in their habitats, which forces the wallabies to compete for food with other animals.

Status: Near Threatened


 

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