#kangaroos — Public Fediverse posts

Despite their chunky size, Lowlands Tree #Kangaroos 🦘 are able to leap many metres. They’re #vulnerable due to #palmoil and #hunting in #PapuaNewGuinea. Fight for them when you shop, go #PalmOilFree and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🚫#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/03/lowlands-tree-kangaroo-dendrolagus-spadix/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Corey Parker slams NRL move for rugby-bound Roosters ace to play for Kangaroos in World Cup

Corey Parker and a number of NRL greats have hit out at reports that rugby-bound Roosters winger Mark…
#NewsBeep #News #NRL #AU #Australia #CoreyParker #Kangaroos #KevinWalters #MarkNawaqanitawase #NationalRugbyLeague #newscorp #nrl #roosters #RugbyLeagueWorldCup #specialdispensation #sports #WorldCup
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/798836/

Corey Parker slams NRL move for rugby-bound Roosters ace to play for Kangaroos in World Cup

Corey Parker and a number of NRL greats have hit out at reports that rugby-bound Roosters winger Mark…
#NewsBeep #News #NRL #AU #Australia #CoreyParker #Kangaroos #KevinWalters #MarkNawaqanitawase #NationalRugbyLeague #newscorp #nrl #roosters #RugbyLeagueWorldCup #specialdispensation #sports #WorldCup
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/798836/

Biodiversity under the wheels

Koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, wombats and other wildlife are forced to dwell in fragmented spaces having to cross many roads to go about their life. Mobility design is primarily for combustion machines to fly along their supply chains. The mobility needs of the un-motorised is not taken care of with the existing infrastructure.

"Tens of thousands of collisions with animals are recorded each year across Australia and the number appears to be rising. According to NRMA Insurance claims data, there was a 21% rise in animal collision claims from 2024-2025."

"Many large animals, including kangaroos, are most active at dusk and night, often moving to feed along roadside vegetation. Insurance data shows collisions are concentrated on regional and rural roads, where higher speeds, limited lighting and greater exposure to wildlife increase risk." >>
https://theconversation.com/crashes-involving-animals-spike-in-winter-heres-how-to-avoid-them-281531
#biodiversity #wildlife #MobilityDesign #vehicles #roads #speed #RoadTrauma #kangaroos #wallabies #koalas #wombats #birds #crashes

Three New Species of #Fossil Kangaroos Discovered in Australia and New Guinea https://www.sci.news/paleontology/protemnodon-kangaroos-12857.html

Systematics and #palaeobiology of #kangaroos of the late Cenozoic genus Protemnodon (Marsupialia, Macropodidae) https://mapress.com/mt/article/view/megataxa.11.1.1

"The three #NewSpecies belong to the extinct #kangaroo genus #Protemnodon, which were common members of #Cenozoic communities across #Australia and #NewGuinea until their #extinction in the Late #Pleistocene."