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"There are probably only three species of animals that are entirely 

 confined to the fox area of Eastern Australia. These require our 

 immediate attention if the remnants are to be saved. They are the 

 Bridle Nail-tailed Kangaroo . . . , the Brush-tailed Rock-Wallaby 

 . . . , and Gaimard's Rat-Kangaroo. . . . 



"The only Bridle Nail-tailed Kangaroos that exist as far as 1 

 know, are a few on Mr. Charles Baldwin's farm, near Manila, and 

 some in Taronga Park. Attempts to get this species to live in a wild 

 state in Taronga Park have failed, as they apparently cannot live 

 in the tick area, their proper home being the foot hills of the Dividing 

 Range of Eastern Australia." (Le Souef, 1923, p. 110.) 



FIG. 14. Bridled Nail-tailed Wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata). After Gould 

 and photo by Berridge. 



"Occasionally one . . . will be picked up by the great wedge- 

 tailed eagle. Remains of the animal have been found in the bird's 

 aerie. . . . 



"This species, like so many other animals found in the more closely 

 settled parts of Eastern Australia, is now becoming very scarce, and 

 will probably soon be extinct. With the occupation of the land by 

 sheep and cattle, and the competition of the rabbit, the food and 

 shelter to which the wallabies were accustomed are decreasing. At 

 the same time, their enemies are increasing as their possible living- 

 grounds are becoming more and more restricted. But it is the 

 imported fox that is making the wholesale clearance, threatening 

 early extinction." (Le Souef and Burrell, 1926, pp. 210-211.) 



"It is not uncommon in some parts of Southern Queensland, and 

 its pelts were frequently seen in the sales two or three years ago 



