Surveys for arboreal mammals, Long-Footed Potoroo and Spiny ...

Results
Summary of animals detected (and numbers per km for species with a
prescription) is in Table 1. The attached map(s) indicate the locations of detections
and details of detections are provided in the Appendix.
Table 1 – Nocturnal animals detected by spotlighting in the study area.
Date: 28.1.09 5.2.09 5.2.09 5.2.09 5.2.09 12.3.08
Time: 2135-0130 2105-2400 0030-0315 2115-2400 0040-0330 1950-2355
Observers: TM, SH JR, SH, BV JR, BV, SH TM, LC TM, LC TM, SH
Route: Transect 1
1100m
(no/km)
Transect 1
1100m
(no/km)
Transect 2
1800m
(no/km)
7
Transect 2
1800m
(no/km)
Transect 1
1100m
(no/km)
Transect 3
1000m
(no/km)
Greater Glider 10 (9.1) 10 (9.1) 3 (1.7) 6 (3.3) 9 (8.2) 11 (11)
Yellow-bellied Glider 5 (4.5) 4 (3.6) 8 (4.4) 9 (5) 4 (3.6) 7 (7)
Bobuck 3 1 2 5 5 3
Sugar Glider 0 2 1 1
Common Ringtail 1
Feathertail Glider 1 1
Long-nosed Bandicoot 1 1 1
Boobook Owl 2 1 1 2
Powerful Owl 1 (distant)
Owlet Nightjar 1 1 2 3 2
Tawny Frogmouth 1
Numbers above prescription threshold in bold
Transect 1 – 1.1 km long. Legge Rd along western edge of proposed coupe 840-502-0015 and informal
walking track through proposed coupe from Legge Rd to Brown Mountain Creek.
Transect 2 – 1.8 km long. Dozer track around boundary of proposed coupe 840-502-0019.
Transect 3 – 1.0 km long. Informal walking track through proposed coupe 840-502-0015 from Legge Road to
Brown Mountain Creek, then across creek and east to the dozer track along the western edge of proposed
coupe 840-502-0019.
Long-footed Potoroo
A survey using remote cameras was undertaken by Tony Mitchell (DSE Biodiversity
Group, Orbost)
Method
Long-footed Potoroos were surveyed by placing remote cameras at six sites
spaced out across the survey area (see map). There were left in place for two
sessions of 16 days and 11 days respectively. The cameras are tripped by a heat