The Thornley family of Tolga successfully raised a baby rock wallaby they named Drizzle. Early in 2006, when Drizzle was old enough, they brought her to Eagles Nest to be released back to the wild.

Drizzle was successfully released and was off to join the wild rock wallabies. On the rare times she was seen, it was obvious she had found a mate.

However as soon as Drizzle had a tiny joey in her pouch, she chose to return to the protection of Eagles Nest to bring up her baby, safe from Ravenshoe's roaming dogs. When the baby was old enough, it emerged to have fun with the other youngsters at Eagles Nest.

Mareeba rock wallabies are now so rare they are on Australia’s Threatened Species list. Only a few thousand are left today as populations continue to decrease markedly as farming destroys or fragments their habitats. They closely resemble their closest relative, the famous Lumholtz’s tree-kangaroo, and share their tree-climbing cousin’s habit of sitting on their tails and using them for counter-balance. Mareeba rock wallabies are quite restricted in distribution, only being found in the Mareeba area, north to Mt Carbine and south to Mt Garnet.