SSAA Qld Hunting & Conservation helping bridled nail-tail wallaby populations
4BC (Brisbane), Breakfast, 29/12/2008 06:36am
Comperes Mary Collier and Chris Costello are joined by Mark Woods, state coordinator of SSAA Qld Hunting & Conservation. Woods says the bridled nail-tail wallaby was originally thought to be extinct until it was found on a station at Dingo in central Queensland in 1973. Woods says one of the graziers in the area has put aside more than 10000 hectares of his own land for a refuge for the animals and says this is starting to help rebuild the population. Woods says habitat destruction was the initial cause of declining numbers and says predators such as cats and foxes have hampered the recovery process. Woods says the bridled nail-tail is one of three species of nail-tail wallabies, saying one of the species has already been extinct for more than 100 years. Woods says the SSAA Qld Hunting & Conservation group works primarily on endangered species and says the group’s funding comes from members. Woods says the group is involved in controlling feral cats, dogs, foxes and pigs in areas where they cause problems for endangered species projects. Woods says flying foxes are Australia’s only long-range pollinators.
Interviewee: Mark Woods, state coordinator, SSAA Qld Hunting & Conservation.
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