cover was csliemcly sparse, there 



being some SpBtflis? trf heaths. liinM 

 and orchids and some legumes. i>n 



li e slopes I he liec C0V81 was similar 

 cxeepl thai Mime Red lumbal k 



occurred and the shrub layfei eon 



sistcd only ol some patches Of 

 spindly Ciolden Wattle \Arudn /nr- 

 ti.vnh.i) w'nh an occasional (Wild dust 

 Waltlc l.-l militia «), The ground 

 covet consisted solely ol dry loiesi 

 debus, wilh some mosses on ihe 

 iowct slopes. In the creek hed Ihe 

 lotesl Included an occasional Manna 

 Gum and llicie was a sparse shnih 

 l.iv.i ol ISIack Wattle saplings {A, 

 mcum/M, a few Ha/el [Pomadnrris 

 sp, ) and some patches of Bracken 



ground cover ol mosses and tufts ol 



grass. Sutherland's CtwA was running 



well at Ihe lime. 



Ml t Hons 

 flapping ami spotlighting methods 

 were Ihe same as those previously 

 described (Hamploii and Sccheck. 

 I '■)!{)) . While happing " as contim.-.J 

 to the areas that are deseiihcd in 

 Sflme detail ahove. spotlighting cov- 

 ereil areas furthei afield, up to 2 

 miles I mm the survey camps, the 

 distance travelled usually vaiymg 

 inversely with the numhei of animals 

 encountered. 



RlSUITS 



The total survey cllon, logelhei 

 with Ihe total number of animals seen 



and caughi is SKtuomrised In Cabl« 



II and a systematic list of the seven 

 native and Iwo iuliodiiced specie 

 that were recorded is given in I able 

 111. An analysis ol ihe icsulls K 

 given in Table IV in which the 

 miiuhers of specimens recorded ,u\ 

 given in relation to Ihe survey 

 elfoil, i .to., the numbers ol aninmls 



> ini'iii pvi [00 trap-nights and thi 



numhei s seen per spoil ight-hour 

 Results aie presented in this wav 

 so lhal dala obtained in diffeieni 

 surveys may he eompaicd. 



Ihe appateul population of nuliw 

 species, when compared with thai 

 foUnd smvevs ol oilier regions 

 using Ihe same methods, was low 

 The comparative figures ate given 

 m mble V 



Nou s o\ mi SPECIES Rhokihd 

 (Reference specimens that were 

 lelameil aie designated hy their 

 utiMmIioii iiumhcis in the COltpCtjoj 

 of tin- lushcties and Wildlife Efcparl 

 mini. Viclonai 



I Htovwi Aiiieclnmis. AitiechiiUH 

 slittttui. 



I his was the only small ground- 

 living unlive species recorded. Sui- 

 vevs I and 3 yielded one specimen 

 each ,md S were caught in Sur- 

 vey 2 I his number represents about 

 an average catch fui this species 

 compared with similar suneys else- 

 wlcie Ihe specimens caught in 

 February were all iiivenilc or im- 

 mature und obviouslv horn in Ihat 



Survey effort, with total trapping and spotlighting results 



Survey 



Date 



Trup- 

 niehts 



SpolliVht- 

 hoitrs 



Specimens 

 recorded 



Numhei ol 

 MMtiUtS 



Idcniltwd 



1 



Aug. I%B 



74 



9.0 



2s> 



4 



2 



Feb. 1969 



71) 



20.5 



23 



ft 



} 



Sep. 19*9 



69 





tl 



4 



Total 



213 



42.0 



63 



8 



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