The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve: Final

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APPENDIX B: CAVE INVESTIGATIONS AT JENOLAN, FEBRUARY – MAY 2011 Below is a summary of the caves inspected during the current survey period of February to May 2011 as well as those that were not inspected but had prior reports of vertebrate fauna. Given the extensive nature of the karst system this list is not exhaustive. Notes on prior observations of fauna are attributed to the following persons: AM= Anne Musser, AS =Andy Spate, BR= Barry Richards, EH = Ernst Holland, JJ =Julia James, SR=Steve Reilly. Cave Date inspected Aladdin Cave 148 Time Techniques performed Species observed (for caves not inspected notes on prior observations are given) Arch Cave 7/2/11, Day 1 hr General observation, sooty owl pellet collection, inspected to 100 m inside cave Chifley Cave Devil’s Coach House Inspired Point near Spider Cave Jubilee Cave Lucas Cave Mammoth Cave Mammoth Cave (abseil entrance) Mammoth Cave (gated entrance) Mammoth Cave (meshed entrance) Not inspected A few bats seen in the past (SR) Sooty owl, brush-tailed rock-wallaby, common brushtail possum (dead), fresh guano but no roosting bats. Not inspected Occasional bat sightings (AM) 7/2/11, Day 0.5 hr General observation Grey shrike-thrush, fresh guano but no roosting bats. 7/2/11, Dusk 1 hr Observation of bat flyout, handheld ultrasonic recording for bats. Large-eared pied bat, eastern horseshoe bat, eastern bentwing-bat 8/2/11, Day 1 hr General observation Sooty owl pellets, evidence of roosting bats, evidence of brush-tailed rock-wallaby. 9/2/11, Day 1 hr Ultrasonic recording for bats, general observation, targeted search for roosting bats 24/2/11, Day 8/2/2011, Day 10/2/2011, Night 10/2/2011, Night 8/2/2011, Night 9/2/2011, Night 1 hr Sooty owl pellet collection Sooty owl, large-eared pied bat, eastern bentwing-bat, forest bats (probably foraging not roosting) Sooty owl Not inspected Bat guano noted by Whitby (1998) at “Inspired Point”, just past suffer little children squeeze” Not inspected Bats noted as infesting the cave in newspaper article from 1898 (The Mercury 1898). Not currently a bat roost (AM) Not inspected Bats known to roost in a few locations (AM). Abandoned significant bat roost? (Cook 1898, SLNSW 2011) 2 hrs Ultrasonic recording, targeted search for roosting bats Roosting eastern bentwing-bats (~50) 1 night Ultrasonic recording Eastern bentwing-bats, a few eastern horseshoe bats 1 night Ultrasonic recording Eastern bentwing-bats, a few eastern horseshoe bats. Bats were flying up to gate but it remains undetermined if they were crossing it. 2 nights Ultrasonic recording Eastern bentwing-bats. Bats were flying up to mesh but it remains undetermined if they were crossing it. The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve
Cave Date inspected Mattagang Cave Nettle Cave and The Ballroom Orient Cave Paradox Cave Small cave uphill from Mammoth Cave Unnamed sink hole at Camp Creek 8/2/2011, Day 24/2/2011, Day 10/2/2011, Dusk 24/2/2011, Dusk 04/5/2011, Dusk 08/2/2011, Night Time Techniques performed Species observed (for caves not inspected notes on prior observations are given) Not inspected Recent bat activity (JJ) 1.5 hrs Sooty owl pellet collection 0.5 hr Targeted search for roosting bats 2 hrs 2 hrs 2 hrs Sooty owl, evidence of roosting bats, evidence of brush-tailed rock-wallaby Brown goshawk (dead), Gould’s long-eared bat, broad-tailed gecko Not inspected Occasional bat sightings (AM) Hand capture of bats, fly-out count, recording of cave attributes Eastern bentwing-bat, two eastern horseshoe bats 1 night Ultrasonic recording Eastern bentwing-bats, eastern horseshoe bats 24/2/2011 1 night Ultrasonic recording Eastern bentwing-bats, eastern horseshoe bats Red Cave Not inspected Recent bat activity (JJ) River Cave Spider Cave Storm water drains Tear Drop Cave Temple of Baal Upper Imperial cave Wiburds Lake Cave 24/2/2011, Day Not inspected Large accumulation of bat guano (AM). Historically important site? Not inspected Warm humid cave (SUSS 1976). Possibly suitable for bats? Unconfirmed. Not inspected Potential bat roosting habitat 0.75 hr Targeted search for roosting bats Inspected the 50 m before reaching a false floor, unsafe to proceed. No evidence of bats roosting. Unconfirmed report of a large bat roost (BR) and touted as a former maternity cave (EH to AS). Not inspected Fresh bat guano noted (AM) Not inspected Eastern bentwing-bats reoccupied quickly after a wall was removed leading to the Grand Arch (EH to AS) Not inspected Possibly a large bat roost (SR). Presence of bat guano minerals (Rowling 2004) The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve 149
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The Vertebrate Fauna of the Jenolan
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Published by: Office of Environment
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CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION............
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6.4.12 Inbreeding..................
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1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PROJECT RATIONAL
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Map 1: Location and features of Jen
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Hydrology JKCR encompasses the uppe
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1.3.5 Vegetation Much of the vegeta
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wheel-driving and other motor sport
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Multiple banding trips undertaken b
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ground mammal surveys in all vegeta
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Bat Ultrasonic (‘Anabat’) Call
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undisturbed in situ. As agreed with
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Table 4: Statewide vegetation class
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Map 5: Location of OEH standard sys
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3 METHODS USED TO ASSESS AND PRIORI
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Table 5: Factors used to calculate
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Common name Scientific name Reason
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species occur in the southern Blue
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The proximity of the reserve to mor
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extinct. A remnant population there
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Table 8: Comparison of detection ra
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Map 7: Distribution of introduced b
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5.2 NATIVE SPECIES PROFILES This se
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STUTTERING FROG MIXOPHYES BALBUS EP
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FLAME ROBIN MELANODRYAS CUCULLATA C
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GLOSSY BLACK-COCKATOO CALYPTORHYNCH
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LITTLE EAGLE HIERAAETUS MORPHNOIDES
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REGENT HONEYEATER ANTHOCHAERA PHRYG
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SPECKLED WARBLER CHTHONICOLA SAGITT
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VARIED SITTELLA DAPHOENOSITTA CHRYS
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POWERFUL OWL NINOX STRENUA EPBC Act
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BETTONG SPECIES BETTONGIA SPP. EPBC
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BRUSH-TAILED PHASCOGALE PHASCOGALE
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Management Considerations Continue
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EASTERN QUOLL DASYURUS VIVERRINUS E
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KOALA PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS EPBC A
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NEW HOLLAND MOUSE PSEUDOMYS NOVAEHO
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PLATYPUS ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS E
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SMOKY MOUSE PSEUDOMYS FUMEUS EPBC A
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SPOTTED-TAILED QUOLL DASYURUS MACUL
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WHITE-FOOTED RABBIT-RAT CONILURUS A
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EASTERN BENTWING-BAT MINIOPTERUS SC
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EASTERN FALSE PIPISTRELLEFALSISTREL
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GREATER BROAD-NOSED BAT SCOTEANAX R
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LARGE-EARED PIED BAT CHALINOLOBUS D
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FERAL CAT FELIS CATUS Feral cat. Ph
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FERAL DOG CANIS LUPUS Feral dog. Ph
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FERAL PIG SUS SCROFA Occurrence in
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RABBIT ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS Occurr
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6.3 RELATIVE PRIORITY OF THREATS In
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6.4.6 Environmental degradation, co
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Page 117 and 118: esolved and projects are rarely fun
Page 119 and 120: 8.3.3 Suggested monitoring programs
Page 121 and 122: OVERVIEW Limestone karst is a limit
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Page 129 and 130: Predation and competition by the fo
Page 131 and 132: can also alter the temperature and
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Page 143 and 144: Common Name Morris et al. (1997) OE
Page 145 and 146: DECC (2007) Terrestrial vertebrate
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