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Snakes are the quokka's only predator on the island. The population on smaller Bald Island, where the quokka has no predators, is 600–1,000. At the end of summer and into autumn, a seasonal decline of quokkas occurs on Rottnest Island, where loss of vegetation and reduction of available surface water can lead to starvation.
Name Location Locality Size (ha) Distance from mainland (km) Notes Rottnest Island [3: 1,900: 17: Home to the largest population of quokkas in the world. [4]Garden Island: 1,200: 2.2 (connected by the Garden Island Causeway)
The island was first documented by Willem de Vlamingh in 1696, who called it 't Eylandt 't Rottenest ("Rats' Nest Island") after the quokka population. Following establishment of the Swan River Colony (now Perth) in 1829, the island was initially used by British settlers for agricultural purposes, and a permanent settlement was built in Thomson ...
Rottnest Island is renowned for its sandy beaches and quokkas, which are rare on the Australian mainland. The island's tourist accommodation is fully booked during the Southern Hemisphere summer ...
The 35-year-old actor posed with an adorable raccoon-like animal on Rottnest Island off the coast of Perth, Australia. "Got my first quokka selfie this week at @rottnestislandwa," he wrote in the ...
Satellite image of Bald Island on 11th January, 2008. Bald Island is an island that is located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.The island is 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) offshore from Cheynes Beach and is a protected area managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife.
Bald Island Nature Reserve is located offshore nearby. [4] Fauna ... ring tailed possums and one of the few mainland populations of quokkas. [5]
On 29 December 1696, de Vlamingh's party landed on Rottnest Island. He saw numerous quokkas (a native marsupial), and thinking they were large rats he named it ' t Eylandt 't Rottenest ("Rats' Nest Island"). He afterwards wrote of it in his journal: "I had great pleasure in admiring this island, which is very attractive, and where it seems to ...