Macropods
Learn more about plans to help protect kangaroos, wallabies and other macropods living on the Sunshine Coast.
There are 9 members of the macropod family living on the Sunshine Coast. The 7 larger macropods covered by the draft macropod plan are:
- eastern grey kangaroo
- black striped wallaby
- red necked wallaby
- whiptail wallaby
- swamp wallaby
- red necked pademelon
- red legged pademelon.
Sunshine Coast macropod conservation plan
Our community is growing and our native wildlife live here too. We want to ensure macropods continue to thrive across the Sunshine Coast.
Virtual fauna fencing
Virtual fauna fencing has been installed on some local roads to help reduce collisions between cars and kangaroos and wallabies. This technology is new and does have limitations. Motorists still need to be vigilant when driving.