Dama dama
Fallow Deer at Dunlop, ACT
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| Dama dama | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Jan 2019 | ||
| Dama dama | OllieOrgill | 30 Jan 2019 | ||
| Cervus sp. (genus) | natureguy | 8 Jan 2019 | ||
| Cervus | JaneR | 8 Jan 2019 |
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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
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.
Thanks for your contribution/photo. I have downloaded the original photo, cropped it and added it back to aid in identification.
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.
8 Jan 2019
Yes, it is a very good record, with such a herd being so close to the suburbs.
Location information
- Maps Ginninderry Conservation Corridor
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 12 Abundance
- JaneR Recorded by
- Mixed Gender
Collections
- JaneR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dama dama Deer Feral hoofed introduced mammals Mammals
Species information
- Dama dama Scientific name
- Fallow Deer Common name
- Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 2081m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species