The Conservation Issue 

In the late 1880s, Brush-tails were abundant and widespread across the rocky country of south-eastern Australia, from southern Queensland through to New South Wales and Victoria.

Predation by foxes, wild dogs and feral cats, combined with competition for food with grazing stock and rabbits and the clearing of habitat, placed pressure on the populations. Now only small, isolated populations of Brush-tails remain, scattered across the three states.

Zoos Victoria's Conservation Field Partners

Several organisations and community groups are members of the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Recovery Team. Each Recovery Team member brings particular expertise to the recovery effort, ranging from captive breeding, habitat management and predator control to education and research.

The members of this team are:

Parks Victoria
Department of Sustainability & Environment
Monash University
University of Melbourne
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Zoos South Australia
Wildlife Unlimited
Waite Animal Facility SA
Waterfall Springs

Other Links

Visit the homepage of the Victorian Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby recovery efforts at http://www.vicrockwallaby.com/