Dama dama

Fallow Deer at Dunlop, ACT

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Identification history

Dama dama	30 Jan 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Dama dama	30 Jan 2019	OllieOrgill
Cervus sp. (genus)	8 Jan 2019	natureguy
Cervus	8 Jan 2019	JaneR

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User's notes

herd of 12 individuals (4 males with antlers, 8 others) on western-facing slopes of the Murrumbidgee river corridor in the West Belconnen area. Fairly flighty, moving off uphill as we approached in vehicle, and easily cleared standard rural fence. One was limping. An antler found within a km of this sighting in November 2018 looked like a Sambar deer antler, based on information I could see on web. Google Maps incorrectly labels this as being in Woodstock Reserve (which is on the other side of the Murrumbidgee River).

3 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

8 Jan 2019

Hi Jane
Thanks for your contribution/photo. I have downloaded the original photo, cropped it and added it back to aid in identification.

JaneR wrote:

8 Jan 2019

Thanks. sorry about quality (just a bit too far for an i-phone) but i thought it was ecologically important as a record.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

8 Jan 2019

Yes, it is a very good record, with such a herd being so close to the suburbs.

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Location information

Maps Ginninderry Conservation Corridor
Places Dunlop, ACT

Sighting information

12 Abundance
JaneR Recorded by
Collections
JaneR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dama dama Deer Feral hoofed introduced mammals Mammals

Additional information

Mixed Gender

Species information

Dama dama Scientific name
Fallow Deer Common name
Sensitive
Exotic
Major weed or pest
Up to 2081m Recorded at altitude

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