SfiaS0ft, TJV3 one caughl in Septembei 

 WAS .in adult lenialc with young. The 

 specimen Cfttighl Ft3 August, however, 

 was a young lemale, about half- 

 grown, its age not titling what is 

 bftlieved 10 be the normal breeding 

 season for thus species (Woollcy. 

 I Mob). Speemiens were caught where 

 leal-hller and trash was the only 

 (■round cover: on dry slopes amongst 

 heaths: under a mid dense, low 

 shrub layer of <ii ass-tree and Hakea; 

 on dry. bare, rocky slopes and If) 

 damp moss and Bracken near a 

 creek. 



Specimen: D.KSiiy. 22 Feb \*&> 



2. Brush-tailed Possum. Tihlinsuiiis 

 viilpvcuhi. 

 No specimens were seen during 

 these surveys though Hiush-t.ul scats 

 were tound during Surveys 2 and V 

 However, both live and road-killed 

 specimens were reported by Group 

 members near Anak.e and near 

 SteigJit/ at other times during 1966 

 imd 1969. 



3 Ringtail Possum, t'scihlodulmt 



gwegiinuii 



One specimen only UTtiS recoided. 

 ,n Strmgybark, during Survey ?, 

 when a Ringtail mandible was also 

 found. 



Specimen: P.KOI, mandible. 



4 Sugar Glider, 1'citiurus />/ri ( , ,,,, 

 One specimen only was rceiirj w 

 in Messmate, during Suivev .' | n , 

 species is generally considered to K 

 widespread and common in ViCttfij 

 though in our esperience it is seldom 

 seen, A single sighting is therefor* 

 assumed to indicate lhal lllis specif 

 is established in this aiea. 



5. Koala, I'Iuim otCtft fW tfttWHA 



I his appealed to be lite ttiosl plen 

 tiful of the species recorded and MS 

 seen at all survey sites. Animals were 

 seen at mghl in Long-leaved Box, 

 Messmate, Red Stnugyb.rk nnj 



Peppermint Within the water resent 



thej fferc seen ill daylighl m Mown 

 (ium. Swamp Ciuru and feeding ir 

 Snovs QUtTI ,v total tJf Tl specimen 

 ucie seen and a further S wen 

 heard at night. 



II 1S not known whether k.uk 

 was present in the Brisbane Range-, 

 prioi to l l M4 when large numbers 

 were introduced by 'be Fisheries m 



Wildlife Department. In 1444-S, [jj 

 animals from Ouail Island and Z3j 



fiom Phillip Maud were released in 



the Durdidwairah water resent. \ 

 further 171 from French Islaml 

 were released in 1957 (Records.)! 

 the Fisheries and Wildlife Depart 

 ment. Victoria). The apparent jUMM 

 dunce of animals at the time of thev 

 SUrVey« showed that the speetes haJ 



become wd] established 



Table V 



Comparative abundance of animals (native specie* only) 



aula i< taken Iron, Grm.p .ccorJi ami iilduUw both pnl.liM.v4 





Specimens cauuht 

 per 101) 

 trap-night* 



Specimens seen 

 pet 



spotlight hour 



Brisbane Ranges 

 Mean. 1 1 other areas • 



4 69 

 IRA7 



(US 



£5 



63 



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