Dear All As Chris Coleborn indicated on earlier postings, I promised to write a report of our (Field Naturalists Club of Victoria - Fauna Survey Group) Easter...
Hi, I am visiting Airlie Beach for a few days soon and was wondering if anyone had some information on seeing mammals in the area - possible species to look...
Goldie, John
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May 6, 2004 3:07 am
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At 110,000 ha, Lake Magenta nature reserve is one of the largest remaining areas of Mallee in WA's wheatbelt and it is regularly baited for foxes as part of...
Jon Hall
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May 8, 2004 1:11 am
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Was doing some work at a reserve on the lower Macalister River near Maffra in Gippsland Vic. this afternoon, and was talking to two chaps who were with a party...
Hi John, Yes, you would have a chance to see Proserpine Rock Wallabies at Airlie Beach. I understand that if you take a late night drive along the roads...
Jon Hall
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May 8, 2004 7:26 am
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Jon, Thanks for your report on Lake Magenta fauna survey - great reading. Wish I had been on it! When is the book due out on "Where to Find Mammals in...
Chris Coleborn
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May 10, 2004 7:30 am
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Hi Chris The 'where to watch mammals book' is still some way off I'm afraid (the slow start is entirely my fault). Rohan Clark and I are planning to put...
Jon Hall
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May 10, 2004 10:28 am
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Thanks for the update Jon. By the way, I also 'prod' Rohan on the book when I have the opportunity to do so. Keep at it! Chris ... From: "Jon Hall"...
Chris Coleborn
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May 10, 2004 10:27 pm
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Hi all Around here urban "development" (aka destruction) is intensifying with proposals for revisions to the planning scheme to allow more office uses in our...
Hi Michael, A good reference for the effect of lighting on fauna is Chapter 13 in: Sherwood et al (eds)(2002). Wildlife and Roads - The Ecological Impact...
Daniel Gilmore
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May 14, 2004 12:06 am
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Cane toads wipe out Kakadu quolls A wildlife biologist says there are no traces of the northern quoll in the southern section of Kakadu National Park since...
Hi all I've got some busy interstate visitors on their way to Adelaide via the Great Ocean Road. Please let me know about sources of reasonably CURRENT info...
This isn't surprising. I was in Kakadu this time last year with some people from Parks and Wildlife. They told me that they had just finished a pretty heavy...
Jon Hall
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May 15, 2004 9:50 am
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Michael, There are probably still some blue whales around in the Portland Area. The lighthouse there is as good a place as any to look for their blow, but...
This sounds quite likely. Cane Toads arrived in the northern peninsula area of Cape York (ie. N of the Jardine River) in the early 1990's. I'm unsure of the...
Craig Doolan
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May 17, 2004 3:37 am
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Here is my two bobs on the Cane Toad problem. When I was in Kakadu (late 2003), much research was being devoted to the impact of Cane Toads on Quolls. From...
Similarly to Jon Hall who assisted CALM with the Western Shield fauna surveys at Lake Magenta, I was fortunate enough to be able to volunteer for the...
Frank O'Connor
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May 20, 2004 3:13 pm
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Frank, Lucky you! Did you get any good reptiles/frogs as well? Any photos? Cheers Mark Sanders ... ...
Enjoyed your report Frank. If you are able to let us know more of any info you can on mammals in WA I for one would appreciate it. Thanks! Chris Coleborn ... ...
Chris Coleborn
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May 22, 2004 1:07 am
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Hi Mammals-Aus-ers I'm thinking of closing my web site down (too much else to do, and losing interest in maintaining a web page altogether), so I'm kind of on ...
G'day Lawrie & All, I have appreciated Lawrie, how you have encouraged contact and interest in mammals with getting the AMTC going and also the Mammals-Aus...
Chris Coleborn
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May 27, 2004 10:31 pm
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Dear All, A report on the FSG excursion to Rushworth Forest, Vic led by Stuart Dashper on the weekend of May 22/23. Please excuse the references to birds. ...
... Hi Chris The two sites are unrelated, so Mammals-Aus would be unaffected by my own personal site closing. ... I have a couple of expressions of interest in...
Cotton Proposal Will Bulldoze more than 200,000 ha of Prime Bilby Habitat A proposal to develop a cotton industry in the west Kimberley would mean the clearing...
Dear all We have some mysterious diggings in some of our heathlands here in South-east Melbourne. The smart money is on Black Rats but some think bandicoot or...
Michael, Oata, peanut butter and honey ought to catch rats and bandicoots. You might experiment with various special ingredients that some people use around...
Jon Hall
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Jun 16, 2004 12:15 am
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Dear Michael, In case you don't know what fox scats look like, they are about as thick as your finger and pointed at one or possibly both ends. They will...
Yes, the recipe John describes is best but vanilla essence is a must! ... Euan Ritchie - PhD Candidate The macroecology and conservation of the antilopine...
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