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Observations on the behaviour of the northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) in a translocated population

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posted on 2021-11-15, 04:32 authored by Kristina Sand Jørgensen, Alistair MelzerAlistair Melzer, Dave Harper, Owen NevinOwen Nevin
The natural distribution of the critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) is confined to Epping Forest National Park, Queensland; however, a small number of animals have been translocated to establish an insurance population at Richard Underwood Nature Refuge (RUNR), Queensland. Northern hairy-nosed wombat behaviour is poorly understood, mostly due to its cryptic behaviour. Thirty-two wildlife cameras set up at burrow mouths at RUNR were used to capture social and solitary behaviour. Over a six month period between December 2016 and May 2017, 0.3% (21 videos of 6607) of recordings captured social behaviour, suggesting that the northern hairy-nosed wombat actively avoids social interactions at the burrow mouth. Vocalisation was only observed during social interaction. The results were similar to data from Epping Forest National Park and studies on other wombat species. In this respect the translocated population appeared to behave in a manner typical of the wild population.

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Category 2 - Other Public Sector Grants Category

History

Volume

43

Issue

1

Start Page

132

End Page

136

Number of Pages

5

eISSN

1836-7402

ISSN

0310-0049

Publisher

CSIRO

Additional Rights

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Language

en

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • Yes

Acceptance Date

2020-12-13

External Author Affiliations

Department of Environment and Science, Ald

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Journal

Australian Mammalogy

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