One of the major endangered species is the orange bellied parrot, which breeds in the southwest of tasmania only, during the summer, and winters on the Australian mainland. Many of the endangered animals are not allowed to be kept in captivity. We get our animals here from orphaned road kill. Often times the young survive in the pouch, even if the mother is killed. Wendy, there is no relation.
Native hens are water hens and live in swamps.
The native hens don't fly either. They run, but don't fly. The devils are probably my favorite animal. Steve, Tasmania does not have any Crocodiles and only introduced Turtles, but it does have Geckos, a type of lizard. We call them lizards.