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> "But Wilson says the population has steadily grown, and he estimates between 30 and 50 wallabies live on Lambay today." There's also a small population of Br
by McKayDavis 12y ago
> "But Wilson says the population has steadily grown, and he estimates between 30 and 50 wallabies live on Lambay today."
There's also a small population of Brush Tailed Rock Wallabies living in Kalihi valley on the island of O`ahui, Hawaii. The are descended from a pair that escaped from a private zoo in 1916 [1].
Estimates on the population vary, but the state estimated it reached as high as 75 animals in the 90's [2].
Occasionally someone will snap a photo of one, such as this one in 2013 [3].
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brush-tailed_rock-wallaby#Introductions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brush-tailed_rock-wallaby#Intro...
[2] http://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/08/18/news/whatever.html http://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/08/18/news/whatever.ht...
[3] http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22589173/woman-snaps-picture-of-elusive-wallaby-on-likelike http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22589173/woman-snaps-pict...
- drpgq 12y agoThat's a lot of inbreeding from a single pair.