Yes, kangaroos are endangered – but not the species you think
- Written by Karl Vernes, Associate Professor, School of Environmental & Rural Science, University of New England
Do you know what kind of animal the mala, nabarlek, or boodie is? What about the monjon, northern bettong, or Gilbert’s potoroo?
If you answered that they are different species of kangaroo – the collective term for more than 50 species of Australian hopping marsupials – you’d be right. But you’d be in the minority.
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