... and it ... of, is ... Big D ski ... allow freedom ... assets in the ... I have heard a rumour that about 80% of all known Burramys habitat in NSW and...
Attached is a snippet from the VNPA magazine. I hope I haven't broken any copyright laws by copying it. The colony mentioned at Mt Higginbotham is the same...
Continuing for a moment the doom & gloom scenario regarding the Alpine bushfires, did anyone see the piece in 'The Age' on the weekend that included opinion...
Hi all Bayside Friends of Native Wildlife operates in a SE Melbourne municipality of about 80,000 people, 15,000 dogs and no echidnas for about 15 years. We...
I saw a Water Rat (Rakali) Hydromys chrysogaster today in Perth. My first for 10 years of more. I was at Bardon Park in Mt Lawley on the edge of the Swan...
Frank O'Connor
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Feb 14, 2003 11:58 am
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Jon and all, Sorry for the delay in answering Jon's questions, I was wanting to speak to John Winter who first described what is now called Masked White-tailed...
Alan Gillanders
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Feb 15, 2003 6:02 am
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My first correspondence to the list: I have a query which somebody might be able to answer. A recent NATURE magazine had a quiz question asking how many...
Goldie, John
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Feb 19, 2003 4:36 am
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... The Mountain Brushtail is about to be split into 2. One in SEQ (Short-eared Brushtail) and the other in NSW/Vic (Mountain Brushtail). David Lindenmayer et...
Lawrie Conole
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Feb 19, 2003 4:55 am
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John and others re number of species of brushtail possums I guess they have included the split of the Mountain Brushtail into 2 species by Lindenmayer et al....
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Feb 19, 2003 5:05 am
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Geographic dimorphism in the mountain brushtail possum (Trichosurus caninus): the case for a new species D. B. Lindenmayer , J. Dubach , K. L. Viggers ...
Lawrie Conole
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Feb 19, 2003 5:09 am
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John The story can be found at: http://www.austmus.gov.au/mammals/news/...
ems
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Feb 19, 2003 5:09 am
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There was a recent feature on the mountain brushtail in Nature Aus and - if memory serves - a stop press at the end that talking about the imminent (or maybe...
Jon Hall
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Feb 19, 2003 6:01 am
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... PS: Some would now recognise 5 spp. Northern Brushtail (Trichosurus arnhemensis) Coppery Brushtail (T. johnstonii) Common Brushtail (T. vulpecula) ...
Lawrie Conole
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Feb 19, 2003 6:19 am
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This may be considered off-topic but anyone with an interest in marine mammal conservation should have a look at this nomination. Environment Australia is...
ems
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Feb 19, 2003 6:37 am
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Peter Menkhorst mentioned that the distributional limits between the two forms of the Mountain Brushtail are very fuzzily known. This is something I've been...
Carol Probets
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Feb 19, 2003 10:16 am
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G'day all, I have very much been enjoying the mammals-aus list. Thanks for getting it up and going Lawrie. Growing up in south-west Qld and north-west NSW in...
Chris Coleborn
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Feb 20, 2003 11:48 pm
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Rain here too ! Just when we were hoping mosquito fish would be killed off by some of our wetlands drying out. Chris Coleborn mentioned concern about bait...
... Hi Chris I do have various kinds of lists from northern Victoria, but instead I'm providing something a little more comprehensive. Attached is a list of ...
Lawrie Conole
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Feb 21, 2003 1:26 am
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I loved your message on Mammals-Aus, Chris especially the poem. It is raining so lightly here in Southern Vic that it is almost imperceptible; maybe we will...
The Trust for Nature's recent issue of Conservation Bulletin has an article about Ned's Corner, from which the BO article was prepared. Contact TFN for a...
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Feb 21, 2003 3:09 am
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Ooops! I meant to send that reply, with the awful bit of doggerel, directly to Chris Coeburn's personal email address. Sorry about that folks, the rain must...
Hi All, Just returned from a weeks holiday to Tasmania and saw plenty of nice birds (see http://www.aviceda.org/photo/albums.php) but also managed to see some...
'roadkill' Eastern Quoll seen near St Helen's, NE Tasmania 14 Feb 2003 -- Tom & Marie Tarrant Lot 10 (137) Watson Rd Samsonvale, Queensland 4520 Australia ...
Common Wombats taken near Cradle Mountain Lodge, Tasmania 14 Feb 2003 -- Tom & Marie Tarrant Lot 10 (137) Watson Rd Samsonvale, Queensland 4520 Australia ...
I'm rationalising my library at home, and there are a few short runs of journals that are now surplus to my requirements (see list below). I'm offering them...
Lawrie Conole
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Feb 23, 2003 11:32 pm
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While birding at Thredbo yesterday a little mammal appeared in front of us. Being absolute novices at mammals, especially little ones, we were all excited to...
Goldie, John
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Feb 24, 2003 4:02 am
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... Excellent description of a Dusky Antechinus Jon! L. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Lawrie Conole 17 Stafford Street NORTHCOTE Vic 3070 AUSTRALIA ...
Yep, Dusky's are pretty common around there. And that sounds like one to me. Jon Hall Measuring Australia's Progress Analysis Branch ABS 02 6252 7221 - phone ...
Jon Hall
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Feb 24, 2003 5:18 am
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Antechinus swainsonii is frequently encountered during the day, doing just what John describes. Indeed, it is likely that all southern Antechinus are quite...