After a huge fire raged through the Yourka Reserve near Einasleigh, run by Bush Heritage Australia in December 2019, part of the 2019–2020 bushfires in Australia, it was feared that the rock-wallaby population might not survive.
The destruction of the Yourka Reserve near Einasleigh, managed by Bush Heritage Australia in December 2019, during the 2019–2020 Australian bushfires, raised fears about the fate of the rock-wallaby population's survival.