The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve: Final

Multiple banding trips undertaken by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme (ABBBS)
between 1960 and 1967.
Targeted surveys for smoky mouse on Black Range (adjacent to JKCR) by Fred Ford. Note that
no smoky mice were captured and the raw data is no longer available. Although relevant to the
reserve, this study was not undertaken within it so is not included within the table below.
Elliott trapping and harp trapping to determine the small mammal community of the reserve
(Morris 1991). Note that no captures were made using harp traps.
A palaeontological dig of accumulated remains from owl pellets (Morris 1991).
Five surveys between 1998 and 2001 within JKCR under the Birds Australia Atlas of Australian
Birds 2 project. These were point-based surveys usually using grid references from a GPS. The
preferred survey methodology used in the project was a 2 hectare 20 minute search. The project
also allowed incidental searches (survey period recorded but no survey minimum period), or area
searches from 500 metre and 5 kilometre radius from a point (the latter were both 20 minutes or
greater in length). Both the 500 metre and 5 kilometre radius searches tend to incorporate multiple
habitat types and particularly with the 5 kilometre radius may include sightings made outside of the
current survey area.
Flora and fauna impact assessments in 2004 and 2005 commissioned by the Roads and Traffic
Authority (RTA) for road works performed on Jenolan Caves Road (LesryK 2005). This survey
used systematic techniques (nocturnal call playback, nocturnal spotlighting and ultrasonic bat
recording); however, implementation differed from the OEH standard.
Table 2: Other vertebrate fauna surveys undertaken in JKCR to date
Project
ABBBS banding
(multiple banding
trips to JKCR)
Elliot trapping
Morris (1991) Yes,
unknown
survey
effort
Atlas of
Australian Birds
2
Bat banding
and recapture
Yes
Diurnal bird
survey
Incidental
sightings
Spotlighting
transect
Yes,
unknown
survey
effort
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Harp trapping
Yes,
unknown
survey
effort
Anabat
detector
Owl call
playback
Timing of
survey
1960 to
1967
May 1991
5 Spring and
summer
between
1998 and
2001
LesryK 2004 - 2 nights 2 sites April/ May
2004
LesryK 2005 Yes 4 hours - 4 nights 4
Sites
2.1.2 Other Atlas of NSW Wildlife records
Jan 2005
The Atlas of NSW Wildlife (OEH 2011a) was the primary resource used to access data on the fauna of
the reserve. JKCR has been visited by numerous fauna enthusiasts and researchers over many
decades, resulting in a large number of sighting records. Records within the Atlas of NSW Wildlife
derive from observations made by: park rangers and field officers; cave guides, bushwalkers and
naturalists; scientific researchers; environmental consultants; bird surveyors undertaking bird counts
for the second Atlas of Australian Birds project (Barrett et al. 2003); visitors to the park; and specimens
lodged with the Australian Museum. These records have various levels of reliability depending on the
type of observation, as well as the certainty and identification experience of the observer.