Saving Warru

Warru or blackfooted rockwallaby is one of South Australias most endangered mammals In 2007 when numbers dropped below 200 in the APY Lands in the remote northwest of the State the Warru Recovery Team was formed to help save the precious species from extinction Bringing together contemporary science practical onground threat management and traditional Anangu ecological knowledge this unique decadelong program has celebrated the release of dozens of warru to the wild for the first time