Macropus giganteus
1 Eastern Grey Kangaroo at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Macropus giganteus | DonFletcher | 9 Oct 2025 | |
| Macropus giganteus | CarbonAI | 9 Oct 2025 | |
| Macropus giganteus | Christine | 9 Oct 2025 |
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Between the creek crossing and Yankee Hat carpark, I'd say at least 1000 Kangaroos.
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9 Oct 2025
Hi @Christine, you are correct. There were ~6,500 in the ~15 sq km Gudgenby Grassland last time they were counted, ie around 430/sq km. The abundant dingo population at gudgenby has only a small effect, because once a prey population reaches high density it is regulated mainly by food, not mainly by predation. Most animal predators can maintain low prey abundance, but not reduce high to low. That is a high density of kangaroos but Eastern Grey Kangaroos densities over 700/sq km have been recorded in Canberra and in Victoria.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.982167-35.749504
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 1 Sep 2025 01:55 PM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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- Christine NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Macropus giganteus Kangaroos & Wallabies Mammals
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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