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Matshcie's Tree Kangaroo

Photo: Juvenile Matschie's tree kangaroo
Matschie's tree kangaroos, listed as an endangered species by the IUCN, live in the tropical forest of the newly created YUS Conservation Area of Papua New Guinea.
Photograph courtesy Russell A. Mittermeier / Conservation International

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