The Euro, or Common Wallaroo, are common throughout the Flinders Ranges. Stockier and smaller than Red Kangaroos, they are adapted to dry, rugged terrain. Often seen in small groups grazing at dawn or dusk.
Euro
Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby: Aroona Sanctuary
By the 1990s, Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies (Petrogale xanthopus) in the northern Flinders Ranges were under serious threat from predation, habitat degradation, historical hunting, and genetic isolation. In 1995, the area surrounding Aroona Dam was proclaimed a wildlife sanctuary. The following year, wallabies bred in captivity at Adelaide Zoo were reintroduced to the site. At the same time, major conservation measures were implemented, including fox and rabbit control, goat culling, and revegetation programs. Thanks to continued management and monitoring, the Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby population at Aroona Sanctuary has become self-sustaining and continues to breed successfully in the wild.
Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby scat
Albino Kangaroo
This albino kangaroo was sighted south of Hawker in May, 2018. In April, 2025 another sighting of an albino kangaroo was made on the road between Blinman and Parachilna. Anecdotal evidence suggests that there may be several in the central Flinders Ranges. Kangaroo hunters over the years have avoided shooting white kangaroos and report several variations in eye and fur colouration.
Wildlife camera: Beltana
More action from the wildlife camera at the Beltana town well.
Red Kangaroo
Young Red Kangaroo in the umbrella sedge on the shore of Copley Retention Dam.
Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby with young
Yellow-footed rock wallabies have been saved from extinction by initiatives such as the Bounceback program in South Australia’s arid ranges, including the Flinders and Gammon Ranges. Read more about these delightful outback characters on the South Australian Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board factsheet.
Bat and ball
Boxing kangaroos
Male red kangaroos sparring at night, caught by the wildlife camera at Beltana’s town well.
Red Kangaroo
