Cervus unicolor
1 Sambar Deer at Watson, ACT
Identify this sighting
| Cervus unicolor | DonFletcher | 20 Dec 2022 | |
| Unverified | sbittinger | 19 Dec 2022 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
2 comments
20 Dec 2022
Significant record! This is the first record in CNM of Sambar in Ainslie-Majura. However I have a camera trap photo somewhere of one at the Duntroon end of the reserve in about 2015, and there was one killed on Clunies Ross St near Black Mt some years before that. It is typical for Sambar to remain undetected in an area for extended periods because they are extremely good at avoiding humans.
22 Dec 2022
Don
presence of Samba deer is known for some time.
We found dropping, traces and a damaged tree and wondered whether to load up pics to CNM / put up a camera as animal/s seem to come to the same spot.
PCS know and I will contact the person to send pics and coordinates of damaged tree etc to PCS.
presence of Samba deer is known for some time.
We found dropping, traces and a damaged tree and wondered whether to load up pics to CNM / put up a camera as animal/s seem to come to the same spot.
PCS know and I will contact the person to send pics and coordinates of damaged tree etc to PCS.
Location information
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- sbittinger Recorded by
Collections
- Featured sbittinger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cervus unicolor Deer Feral hoofed introduced mammals Mammals
Species information
- Cervus unicolor Scientific name
- Sambar Deer Common name
- Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1402m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
-
Synonyms
Rusa unicolor
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- Description
- Additional attributes