'An invasive species': How wallabies took over the Isle of Man
'An invasive species': How wallabies took over the Isle of Man
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'An invasive species': How an Australian marsupial took over this remote British island
Wallabies are running wild on the Isle of Man, and these small creatures are stirring a big debate among locals: should they be kept or culled?
But this remote island located in the middle of the Irish Sea has earned a new — and perhaps unexpected — reputation. It's home to an iconic Australian marsupial: the red-necked wallaby.
In 2023, drone surveys by Manx Wildlife Trust identified 568 feral wallabies in Ballaugh Curragh, a protected marshland area on the Isle of Man.
Just two years later, the population had grown to 1,000 to 1,300, according to estimates from the local conservation charity.