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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Brush-Tailed Rock Wallaby Joey Gets A New Home
Caption: An adorable wallaby joey has been introduced to its new home. Aussie Ark’s hand-raised Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Rocket has been released into one of the organisation’s brand-new enclosures. Rocket’s new enclosure, complete with rocky mound, tree limbs and warm dens, mimics the rocky escarpment of the Great Dividing Range, which is the species preferred habitat. Operations Manager Dean Reid first started hand-raising Rocket in April and is thrilled with Rocket’s progress from joey into adulthood. He says, “It’s been a long journey to get Rocket to this point, and when you’ve hand-raised an animal you get attached to them. But they belong out here, living a ‘wild’ life.” Rocket is now officially part of the organisation’s Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby breeding and rewilding program. With less than 30,000 of his species left in the wild, the program is globally significant, helping ensure the species doesn’t topple into extinction.
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