A small marsupial mammal weighing up to 9kg and standing 59–68 cm tall, the Tammar Wallaby is, unofficially, the “OG Kangaroo”, since it was the first of its kind to be seen by Europeans, in 1629. Their discovery was made when their ship became stranded near the Wallabi Islands in the Houtman Abrolh
A small marsupial mammal weighing up to 9kg and standing 59–68 cm tall, the Tammar Wallaby is, unofficially, the “OG Kangaroo”, since it was the first of its kind to be seen by Europeans, in 1629. Their discovery was made when their ship became stranded near the Wallabi Islands in the Houtman Abrolhos off Geraldton – hence the name.
Since the 1920s, South Australia’s mainland Tammar Wallaby was listed as “extinct in the wild” under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. However, thanks to breeding programs in recent years, these creatures have come back from the edge of extinction. Their numbers are still small, but despite foxes preying on the wallabies, many have thrived and developed strong survival skills for their new environment.
