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·Of these:
·Six were euthanased for welfare reasons as these animals were in very poor condition and also showed other signs of suffering, including blindness, clinical signs of chlamydia, tooth decay with associated weight loss. If not caught these animals would have continued to suffer and die slowly.
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·An additional two animals were found dead, both untagged males.
Two were taken into care, one showing signs of blindness and the other a large cyst/tumour in her mammary gland - prognosis for both these animals is poor.
·Seventeen were translocated to two sites, near Bullumwaal and Trestle Bridge.
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·Twenty-five were microchipped and not sterilised( including 5 back young) and released back onto the Island to ensure future breeding.
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·Twenty-two underwent fertility control and release back to the Island.
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·The remaining Koalas were checked for general health and release back to the Island, these were previously caught animals that are already under fertility control and do not meet criteria for translocation.
I will endeavour to get through all the paperwork and get information to you, including ages and sexs.
Koalas caught over the 3 days should all be marked with stock marker (marker paint designed for sheep and cattle etc) to ensure that we did not catch animals twice over the 3 days. This worked very well with no recaptures recorded. The marker should wear off over the next week or so.
Also important to note was another young animal was collected by Marg Pratt on the weekend and taken into care, this was found in an area we didn't catch in. This highlights that it's important that people report Koalas sitting on the ground for any length of time or showing unusual behaviour, like drinking large quantities of water. There are several dedicated people living on Raymond Island who will be able to arrange someone to at least go and look at an animal thought to be unwell.
regards
L.
·Of these:
·Six were euthanased for welfare reasons as these animals were in very poor condition and also showed other signs of suffering, including blindness, clinical signs of chlamydia, tooth decay with associated weight loss. If not caught these animals would have continued to suffer and die slowly.
·
·An additional two animals were found dead, both untagged males.
Two were taken into care, one showing signs of blindness and the other a large cyst/tumour in her mammary gland - prognosis for both these animals is poor.
·Seventeen were translocated to two sites, near Bullumwaal and Trestle Bridge.
·
·Twenty-five were microchipped and not sterilised( including 5 back young) and released back onto the Island to ensure future breeding.
·
·Twenty-two underwent fertility control and release back to the Island.
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·The remaining Koalas were checked for general health and release back to the Island, these were previously caught animals that are already under fertility control and do not meet criteria for translocation.
I will endeavour to get through all the paperwork and get information to you, including ages and sexs.
Koalas caught over the 3 days should all be marked with stock marker (marker paint designed for sheep and cattle etc) to ensure that we did not catch animals twice over the 3 days. This worked very well with no recaptures recorded. The marker should wear off over the next week or so.
Also important to note was another young animal was collected by Marg Pratt on the weekend and taken into care, this was found in an area we didn't catch in. This highlights that it's important that people report Koalas sitting on the ground for any length of time or showing unusual behaviour, like drinking large quantities of water. There are several dedicated people living on Raymond Island who will be able to arrange someone to at least go and look at an animal thought to be unwell.
regards
L.
A FINAL report by Leona Waldegrave-Knight on the Koala Management activity completed last Friday ( 4th Nov 2011 )
Hi Islanders
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I have a few preliminary figures for you. I have not had a chance to reconcile all the tags and data sheets with the entered information over the 3 days, so they are indicative only.
Over 110 Koalas were caught over the 3 days, 50% were untagged animals that have not been previously caught, which I found quite surprising.
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I have a few preliminary figures for you. I have not had a chance to reconcile all the tags and data sheets with the entered information over the 3 days, so they are indicative only.
Over 110 Koalas were caught over the 3 days, 50% were untagged animals that have not been previously caught, which I found quite surprising.
Leona Waldegrave-Knight
DSE Bairnsdale
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Final figures
I was almost right (I think the back young and animals in care were double counted when I sent out the preliminary figures.)
After going through the data sheets and fixing up a few discrepancies by comparing crate tags with data sheets I can confidently give you the following figures.
It was a great 3 days, and I would like to thank all involved in the program this spring.
thanks
L.
Leona Waldegrave-Knight |
Wildlife Management Officer
Biodiversity Services - Gippsland
Department of Sustainability and Environment
574 Main Street
Bairnsdale, Victoria 3875
' (03) 5152 0447 6 (03) 5152 0444
Leona.WaldegraveKnight@dse.vic.gov.au
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Thought I would give a bit of feedback regarding one of the Koalas relocated last year. An animal sporting the Raymond Island colours has been sighted in very good condition in the Nowa Nowa area and is most likely one of the animals released near the trestle bridge. Apparently the Koalas has taken up "residency" near the Lake at Nowa Nowa and a photo and report was put in the in the local community newsletter from a visitor to the area.
I will be contacting the editor to see if more information might be gained (e.g. male/female etc).
Cheers
Leona Waldegrave-Kight DSE Jan 2012
Thought I would give a bit of feedback regarding one of the Koalas relocated last year. An animal sporting the Raymond Island colours has been sighted in very good condition in the Nowa Nowa area and is most likely one of the animals released near the trestle bridge. Apparently the Koalas has taken up "residency" near the Lake at Nowa Nowa and a photo and report was put in the in the local community newsletter from a visitor to the area.
I will be contacting the editor to see if more information might be gained (e.g. male/female etc).
Cheers
Leona Waldegrave-Kight DSE Jan 2012