Twenty-six endangered eastern bettongs have been relocated from the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve to secure facilities at Mt Rothwell in Victoria.
The eastern bettongs, which are part of Tidbinbilla’s threatened species recovery program, were evacuated by ADF aircraft to escape the Orroral Valley fire, which has been travelling west towards Tidbinbilla.
Efforts are also being made to safeguard other animals in Tidbinbilla’s threatened species recovery program.
Two critically endangered southern brush-tailed rock-wallabies and two yellow-footed rock wallabies, which require ongoing care, are being transferred to Taronga Zoo. More brush-tailed rock wallabies will be relocated from Tidbinbilla to Mt Rothwell by ADF aircraft, the government says.
A small population of critical breeding Northern Corroboree Frogs and Tidbinbilla’s captive koalas have also been transferred to purpose-built facilities at the ANU. This follows the successful relocation of seven platypus from Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve to Taronga Zoo at the end of December.
Animals will remain at their relocated facilities until conditions allow their safe return.
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