14 Jan 2022

Watch out for wallabies, Aotearoa's silent pest

From Summer Times, 9:36 am on 14 January 2022

Wallabies are becoming a growing concern across Aotearoa and holiday makers are being called on to keep an eye out.

Biosecurity New Zealand's director of readiness and response, John Walsh warns if wallaby populations are left unchecked they could cover a third of the country over the next 50 years.

Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)

Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) Photo: supplied