1 Swamp Wallaby at Majura, ACT
Identification history
| Wallabia bicolor | 13 Apr 2020 | michaelb | ||
| Wallabia bicolor | 13 Apr 2020 | jb2602 |
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User's notes
Very perturbing. This wallaby was stumbling around in a very sorry state, apparently blind and deaf. Could this be Taxoplasmosis, often transmitted by feral cats?
1 comment
Shell.S.
wrote:
14 Apr 2020
Thanks very much for reporting this sighting. We have received several sightings of Swamp Wallabies with similar eye conditions, and while Toxoplasmosis can relate to blindness in Macropods, it would appear unusual that we haven't had sightings of it in other species here. Have a look at the Swamp Wallaby pages to see the other individuals sighted.
We are very keen to receive further sightings of this or other individuals with eyes of similar appearance. In the case that one is found deceased a report of its location as soon as possible after finding it would be greatly appreciated.
Have a great day! Shelley
We are very keen to receive further sightings of this or other individuals with eyes of similar appearance. In the case that one is found deceased a report of its location as soon as possible after finding it would be greatly appreciated.
Have a great day! Shelley
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.180629-35.271959
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 12 Apr 2020 04:10 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
Species information
- Wallabia bicolor Scientific name
- Swamp Wallaby Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1338.8m Recorded at altitude
- 353 images trained Machine learning
