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Banded Hare Wallaby
Of the banded hare wallaby one is extinct due to over hunting, others are endangered and without conservation will soon be lost forever.
They prefer tropical plains and grassland, which are destroyed by farmlands, grazing sheep and cattle. Predation of introduced cats, dogs, and foxes, adds to the annihilation of these helpless animals. They can live only in isolated islands, national parks and sanctuaries.
Of the banded hare wallaby one is extinct due to over hunting, others are endangered and without conservation will soon be lost forever.
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Banded Hare Wallaby -
hunting, conservation
These animals are so called, because they look a bit like European rabbits. There are five known species of these animals in Australia; the Eastern type is already extinct, the Central is endangered; only one species, the Spectacled is still common. Of the banded hare wallaby one is extinct due to over hunting, others are endangered and without conservation will soon be lost forever.
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