Post-fire surveys for the southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby at the Grampians (Vic)

Wildlife Unlimited staff recently partnered with Parks Victoria in searching for the elusive southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (sBTRW) in the Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park.

Bushfires burnt a large portion of the park between December 2024 and January 2025, significantly impacting the only known habitat of this species in the west of the state.

Wildlife Unlimited field ecologists used their species expertise to conduct habitat assessments, deploy remote cameras (see images below) and collect scat samples for genetic analysis.

Early camera results show that the area surveyed supports a previously unknown family group of sBTRW who will continue to receive supplementary feeding while foraging areas are recovering.

The project was made possible through the support of Rendere Environmental Trust.