Macropus giganteus
2 Eastern Grey Kangaroo at Parkes, ACT
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| Macropus giganteus | MichaelBedingfield | 12 Oct 2021 |
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Near Regatta Point, Lake BG. See:_ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-21/act-heroes-save-kangaroo-in-lake-burley-griffin-canberra/100479148
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12 Oct 2021
See ABC News story, 21 Sept. 2021:- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-21/act-heroes-save-kangaroo-in-lake-burley-griffin-canberra/100479148
13 Oct 2021
Sad to hear that the rescued roo is no longer with us, poor guy: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-13/kangaroo-pulled-from-lake-burley-griffin-euthanased/100536612
14 Oct 2021
Oh dear, what sad news that its health was so poor that it was euthanised.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.128847-35.290746
- Altitude 610.0m
- Maps Commonwealth & Kings Parks Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
- Places Parkes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Sep 2021 06:32 AM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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Species information
- Macropus giganteus Scientific name
- Eastern Grey Kangaroo Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1357m Recorded at altitude
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