It's time to celebrate !!! 

The 'Brushies' of Mount Glen Rock are alive and well.

Whilst continuing to monitor the health of our local Koalas, Care4esK members have stumbled across several Brush-tailed Rock Wallabies on Mount Glen Rock.

We have managed to capture some wonderful photographs, proving that they are seemingly very well established, across areas of the Mount Glen Rock proposed development site.

Some have joeys in their pouches, and others have juveniles alongside them.

Brush-tailed Rock Wallabies are overly cute and super unique.
They can ascend an almost vertical rockface and are able to climb trees.

To say we are excited, would be an understatement.

Brushies are a Threatened species, with their own National Recovery Plan.
They are one of the 21 Priority Mammals listed in the recently updated Federal Government document...
2022-2032 THREATENED SPECIES
ACTION PLAN
'TOWARDS ZERO EXTINCTIONS'

Brush-tailed Rock Wallabies are vulnerable to numerous threats, including predation, habitat degradation and human disturbance.

Many locals believed that our Brushies hadn't reappeared after the 2019 fires.

According to Department of Environment and Science, (DES) documentation, the last official recorded sighting of a Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby in the Mount Glen Rock area, was in 1997...25 years ago.

Our recent sightings have now been logged into the Wildnet database, awaiting publication.

Having Threatened Species, such as our Brushies formally recorded, is extremely important, as it ensures their future protection.

We have notified Traditional Custodians and have had discussions with multiple Ecologists and a Threatened Species Officer from DES, regarding this find.

Recorded data is often accessed before Ecological Studies and Research projects are undertaken.
Knowing more about this group and how they have continued to survive and thrive, will be imperative for their future.

Care4esK believes that this discovery presents a real game changer for the future of our township.

The presence of these Brushies certainly reinforces the need for an alternate proposal and a change to the current development plan for the use of Mount Glen Rock.

This documented evidence, highlights the importance of maintaining Mount Glen Rock in the purest and most natural state possible.

Land that is a known safe habitat and refuge for Nationally listed Endangered and Threatened species, is indeed rare and very special and must be preserved.

Care4esK anticipates this to be the beginning of much Brushy discussion.

Please share this wonderful news by continuing to share our petition and visit the Care4esK Facebook page.

We wholeheartedly thank you and are grateful for your ongoing support...