The Brush Tailed Rock Wallaby By Mahli Adultmature

The Brush Tailed Rock Wallaby By Mahli

Adult(mature) Mature wallabies can live in the wild for 7 -10 years. In captivity they can live from 12 -15 years. The male wallaby is called a Boomer and the female is called a Flyer. They are herbivors which means they only eat things like leaves and grass. It will now drink salty seawater. They are very territorial so males will fight with other males if they come into they territory. They are pregnant for 30 days until the baby is born. They can be found from the Great Dividing Range to South East Queensland. They now weigh approximately 7. 5 Kilograms. joey The baby joey is born and is pink and furless at the time of birth. It is no larger that 2 centimetres. Young stay in the pouch till approximately 6 -9 months. They are still blind. They like to stay with their mothers for 24 months. juvenile The juvenile now have fur at 250 months of age. Most wallabies are at the breeding stage at 14 -19 months of age. They now prefer more remote areas which are wooded rather than open plains.

living and non-living things that inhibit and assist its survival Assists Inhibits • Planting more trees in its habitat Habitat loss • Breeding program by Melbourne zoo Predatation • Monitoring population numbers by DECC Pollution • Raising community awareness

Explain how one factor assists and describe its relationship to the animal DECC and Melbourne zoo help reproduce the wallabies by keeping them in captivity to breed them, keep them safe in zoos and then release them back into there habitat to increase and monitor populations.

Identify the stage of its life that this factor assist the animal It will mainly affect the adulthood of a Flyer wallaby Because they can reproduce babies in captivity and then they can be released to increase a healthy population of wallabies.

DECCMelbourne Zoo Capture the Brush Tailed Rock Wallaby. It is raised in captivity until they are old enough to breed. The mature female starts to breed and reproduce healthy babies. They are now released into the wild(Habitat). They can now monitor and increase healthy populations of the wallaby.

How has Science helped us understand how human impact effects the survival of the animal? Science has helped us understand the needs of the brush Tailed rock wallaby such as habitat protection and the known predators of the wallaby. We can now keep their from being demolished. As we now know the predators of the brush tailed rock wallaby we can control them in the wallabies habitat.

• Actions that have been taken to protect the animal and reason for action Action- Breeding program put in place by Melbourne zoo. Explanation-So they can reproduce babies then increase the population in wallabies. Action – DECC is monitoring populations where pests are controlled. Explanation-To make sure that the population is increasing where the main predators are controlled. Action- Saving our Species, a conservation program, aims to reverse the decline in population by reducing pests. Explanation- To keep or increase the numbers in them by monitoring populations to understand more of the threats to control/reduce them. Action- To raise community awareness of the brush tailed rock wallaby. Explanation-They can make charities to raise money to help zoos breed and keep it healthy. They can report sightings and not disturb their habitat.