The Manx Wildlife Trust recently organised a walk around the Ballaugh Curraghs looking for wild wallabies. Arranged by the Trust’s Fundraising Officer, Anne Marie Kilgallon, and led by keen amateur, wildlife film maker and Trust volunteer, Steve Wright, the walk was attended by a number of PwC’s staff and their families. PwC, a firm of chartered accountants based in Douglas, has a tradition of providing both practical and financial support to local charities and has just become a Silver Corporate Member of the Manx Wildlife Trust. Staff from the firm were keen to take the opportunity to get out and about with the Trust and learn about local wildlife. The possibility of seeing some wild wallabies was an added incentive and not just for the children! Wallabies have regularly been seen in the Ballaugh Curraghs since some escaped from captivity on the Island many years ago. It is thought that there could be as many as 100 wallabies in the area and on one of Steve’s previous walks around the Curraghs, participants spotted seventeen of the marsupials. This time, the wallabies were well-camouflaged by the willow trees and vegetation in the Curraghs but just as the light was starting to fade, Steve pointed out two of the elusive creatures before they bounded away. As wallabies are nocturnal, the best time to see them is close to dusk or dawn. Steve is happy to arrange bespoke, local wildlife tours and walks throughout the year. For further information, go to www.iomtours.co.uk where you can also read Steve’s wildlife diary. To find out more about the Manx Wildlife Trust’s Corporate Membership scheme for local businesses, please go to its website www.manxwt.org.uk or call Anne Marie Kilgallon, at the Trust’s office in St Johns, on 01624 801985. Ends