Crows removing ticks (part 3)

FAQ Please read - we encourage questions and comments, but please see if your question is answered in the FAQ below before commenting. Updated 14 March 2022. Q1. Why don’t we brush the wallabies to get rid of the ticks? A: Because they are wild animals, not pets. It is illegal to interfere with native wildlife in Australia. This footage was filmed using remote trail cameras - no humans are on site, except for weekly visits to maintain the water supply. Q2. Why don’t we trap/catch the wallabies to get rid of the ticks? A: Because it would kill them - following a stressful event such as being chased and captured, macropods such as wallabies can suffer from a form of rhabdomyolysis called capture myopathy, which is the death of muscle fibres and subsequent release of toxins into the bloodstream. This can lead to serious complications such as renal (kidney) failure within 24 hours and death 2-14 days later. Q3: Why don’t we spend thousands of dollars on tranquilliser dart guns to