Brush Tail Rock Wallaby – Page 3 – Friends of Grampians Gariwerd

Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby day

*BTRW – Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby*

On Nov. 3rd, 2007 Tony Corrigan, BTRW(Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby) Project Manager with the Grampians National Park, together with Sylvia van der Peet, Threatened Species officer, led a group of approx. 30 people on a 4WD tour of the proposed ‘release site’ for the Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby. This elusive creature known as the ‘Shadow’ once thrived in small colonies in the rocky outcrops & terraces of the Gramps, however it is thought to have become extinct in the 1930’s. Some knowledgeable locals believe the wallaby existed well into the 60’s, in much smaller numbers of course. Predation came about due to competition with foxes, goats and other feral animals.

Tony Corrigan, has come to the Grampians from Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve (outside Canberra) where Wallaby fostering trials started in 1997. Tony is most passionate about the planned release of wallabies into the Grampians; he was extremely pleased … Read the rest

Tour of brush-tail rock wallaby sites

Saturday November 3 Tour of brush – tail rock wallaby sites, starting at Brambuk Information Centre, 10.30am.

It will depart from Halls Gap to travel to Victoria Range and then head to the enclosure at Dunkeld and get back to Halls Gap by around 4pm. It should be a great trip and worth the effort for anyone keen on the animal. They are active mostly at dusk and dawn (crepuscular) so we are unlikely to see any of the animals even at the enclosure. You need to book because it will be a four wheel drive activity. Bring your own lunch, water, sunscreen etc. If you have a suitable 4×4 that you are prepared to bring along and if you are prepared to take others please let us know. Bookings to Sylvia van der Peet on 5361 4001 or via email by Wed 31 Oct please so that we can … Read the rest

Brush tailed rock wallaby community action group

Meeting to discuss the community action group at 2 pm on Saturday 8th September at the Mural Room at the Parks Victoria offices at Halls Gap. Please contact Tony Corrigan on 5361 4021 if you are interested in attending.

For further information see this article… Read the rest

Brush tailed rock wallaby community action group

Following the successful launch of the Brush tailed rock wallaby (BTRW) holding facility at Dunkeld last December Barry Clugston and Tony Corrigan have been considering ways for interested people to become involved with the brush tailed rock wallaby recovery project.

A number of individuals have expressed an interest in being more involved in the project and as a result of that interest it is proposed that a community based action group be formed.

Such a group could have a number of functions, some suggestions are:

* Raise awareness of the plight of the species and the efforts to conserve it. This program has very broad benefits for the ecological communities in BTRW habitat – for example the control of foxes has shown to have extensive benefits for small native mammal populations and fire management regimes that benefit BTRWs can also be used to conserve landscape values.

* Raise awareness of … Read the rest