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jonvanbeest wrote:

4 hrs ago

Idenentified as Sminthopsis murina by Facebook Australian Mammal Identification group gurus.

Sminthopsis murina

DonFletcher wrote:

5 hrs ago

Thanks @Maren verified as BTP

Trichosurus vulpecula

Maren wrote:

6 hrs ago

Hi Don, they were about 20 mm long. Much bigger than rat droppings I've seen around here, though I don't know about native rats.

Trichosurus vulpecula

DonFletcher wrote:

6 hrs ago

Hi @Wildlifewarrior80, Would you mind pointing out where the wallaby is in the photo, please.

BTW, with that handle, are you from Australia Zoo or connected to the Steve Irwin family?

Macropus giganteus

DonFletcher wrote:

6 hrs ago

Hi @YumiCallaway, Oops! I had not realised it was suppressed. Where does it tell me that?

I'm not aware of a good reason for suppressing it because this species is not desirable for private captive keeping and is difficult to detect and difficult to harvest. On those grounds a lot of reptiles which we don't suppress would be better candidates for suppression imo. Also it is not the kind of species which both attracts people to view it and is sensitive to their presence like e.g. a Wedge-tailed Eagle nest. Please consult other opinions though, as well as mine.

Also I'm not aware of good reasons to concern ourselves with the question many people are raising in discussions on email and verbally, as to whether this animal originated from the captive colony at Tidbinbilla. (Apparently the gates were left open in 2020 when the bush fire was approaching.) The point is made in a way to discount the record. However if there are SBB living out there in the wild, it does not matter for conservation purposes whether their origin was deliberate reintroduction, accidental reintroduction, or whether they are a remnant natural wild population. Remains of SBB were found in eagle nests during WTE research in 2002 and 2003, well before there was a captive colony at Tidbinbilla. Therefore we have known since 2003 that there is a wild population of SBB somewhere in the Canberra area. If this record is not from that wild source, there is another wild source yet to be found in the area. You can contact me separately if you like on don.fletcher999@gmail.com or 0428 48 9990.

Isoodon obesulus obesulus