SPORTSMAN CREEK CONSERVATION AREA

Male Grey Kangaroo using their tails for balance as they deliver powerful double kicks to their adversary.

Adult male kangaroo being attacked by lost dog  after being chased into dam on the wildlife refuge. Without human intervention the dog would have been killed.

Two adult male Grey Kangaroo fighting for supremacy and breeding rights on Sportsman Creek wildlife refuge, today. By balancing on their tails kangaroos are able to deliver double-kick blows to their adversary.

This secretive and rarely seen large rodent had met it’s end by raptor attack (probably Owl) in the riparian zone along Sportsman Creek. They hunt invertebrates, molluscs and frogs at night using partially webbed-hind feet and water proof fur. Once commercially hunted for their fur, Water Rat are widely dispersed through Australia and are usually a good indicator for water quality and invertebrate numbers. Water Rat should not be confused with Bush or Black Rat and live completely different lives.

Also known as the Mardo – a shrew-like marsupial who inhabits the drier Open Forests. Image taken during a catch/release night survey at Sportsman Creek wildlife refuge.

With feral dogs on the prowl, this new resident on the wildlife refuge sought protection near the cabin.

The next generation enjoying a warm winter day in the wildlife refuge.