A dead wallaby found near Balclutha last week was probably dumped there after being killed outside the district, the Otago Regional Council says.
In a statement, regional council senior environmental officer Kevin Allan said the council received a report of a dead wallaby on the side of Stirling Rd not far from Balclutha.
"We retrieved the carcass and confirmed it was an adult female wallaby."
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The animal was too decomposed for council staff to perform an autopsy. Mr Allan said it was assumed the wallaby was killed elsewhere and dumped. It was unlikely a population was established in the Clutha district.