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The conservation status of the yellow-footed rock-wallaby in Queensland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Gregory Gordon ,
Peter McRae ,
Leong Lim ,
Darryl Reimer  and
Gary Porter
Gregory Gordon
Affiliation:
Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage, P.O. Box 42, Kenmore, Qld 4069, Australia.
Peter McRae
Affiliation:
Peter McRae, Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage, P.O. Box 149, Charleville, Qld 4470, Australia.
Leong Lim
Affiliation:
New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Darryl Reimer
Affiliation:
Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage, P.O. Box 5391, Pallarenda, Townsville, Qld 4810, Australia.
Gary Porter
Affiliation:
Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage, PO Box 3130, Rockhampton Shopping Fair, Qld 4700, Australia.
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A survey of the distribution of the yellow-footed rock-wallaby Petrogale xanthopus was carried out in Queensland from 1984 to 1987. The species was found at 44 sites to the north and north-west of Adavale in south-western Queensland, mainly in the rugged country along the edges of low sandstone tablelands and hills. The size of the rock-wallaby population could not be estimated with accuracy, but is considered to be of the order of 5000–10,000 animals. The species is vulnerable because of property development in the area and possibly because of competition from other herbivores. The authors recommend regular monitoring of the population size.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , July 1993 , pp. 159 - 168
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1993

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