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Australia has many unique medium sized mammals, They are threatened by

Research Background. Australia has many unique medium sized mammals, They are threatened by Pastoralism (farming – land clearing, Animals crushing burrows) Introduced predators – Eating them. Altered fire regimes. (more fires, hotter fires, less fires) Disease.

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Australia has many unique medium sized mammals, They are threatened by

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  1. Research Background Australia has many unique medium sized mammals, They are threatened by • Pastoralism (farming – land clearing, Animals crushing burrows) • Introduced predators – Eating them. • Altered fire regimes. (more fires, hotter fires, less fires) • Disease. Many native medium sized mammals in Australia have been greatly reduced in number or have been wiped out completely. Introduced predators and herbivores have the largest impact – At Charles Darwin Reserve an effort has been made to remove these animals and their effects.

  2. Australia’s Extinct Mammals.

  3. Research Area • 68,000 hectare former sheep station • Owned and managed by Bush Heritage Australia, through the support of Chris Darwin, great-great grandson of Charles Darwin • Lies within the Southwest Botanical Province on the edge of the Avon Wheatbelt

  4. Research Area • Internationally recognised 'hotspot' for biodiversity in need of urgent conservation action • 52% of the Australia's rare and threatened plant species occur in the region • This Area supports 12.6% of the world's rare and threatened flora

  5. Research Objective At Charles Darwin Reserve (CDR) a program has been put in place to control the number of foxes and feral cats. (integrated feral predator control) The scientists will look at how well this program is working in three ways. 1 - They will find out how many foxes and cats are in the area. 2 - They will count, measure and identify the small native animals in the area. (This surveying and Identification may lead to the discovery of new species) 3 – They will look at the Mallee fowl nests to see how many are active.

  6. Teacher Tasks • Biodiversity surveys – monitor pitfall and funnel traps across major habitat types. Weigh, measure, mark and release captures • Camera traps – deploy (put out) and collect camera traps along major tracks and around water sources for video analysis • Malleefowl mound monitoring - Known Malleefowl mounds will be checked for recent nesting activity. There is a national standard for checking and monitoring Malleefowl mounds that will be followed. • We will also be reporting back to students using the teachlive • website. You will be able to • follow the expedition live each • day and ask the scientists • questions.

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