page_title: Rock-wallaby
section_title: Recovery and conservation
hierarchical_section_title: Rock-wallaby / Recovery and conservation
caption_attribution_description: A number of Rock Wallabies feeding on Magnetic Island. Taken by myself with a Canon 10D and 70-200mm f/2.8L lens.
context_page_description: The rock-wallabies are the wallabies of the genus Petrogale.
context_section_description: Habitat conservation and pest management addressing red foxes and goats appear to be the most urgent recovery actions to save the various species.
  The national recovery team with support from non-government organisations such as the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife has implemented various programs ranging from land acquisition to captive breeding and awareness raising projects.
  Monitoring programs are implemented to register any changes in population sizes. Surveys and analysis establish the genetic diversity of populations. Red fox and goat eradication aid the survival of local populations, and captive breeding programs are used as an 'insurance policy' to build up rock-wallaby numbers to boost wild populations.
  In the case of the yellow-footed rock-wallaby, these strategies have prevented the extinction of the species in New South Wales.
caption: Allied rock wallabies being fed on Magnetic Island
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