A Decrease font size. Only 50 are thought to remain and starvation is now a major concern. Camera traps are being placed in unburnt areas to detect the feral predators The Wildlife and Threatened Species Bushfire Recovery Expert Panel named the Kangaroo Island Dunnart as one of the Top 10 species under threat following the bushfires. More than 550 volunteers sorted through almost 25,000 images of native animals taken by cameras deployed across the western end of the island in the search for the mouse-like Kangaroo Island dunnart, and other wildlife that survived the summer bushfire. … Initial assessments indicate a significant decline in population, with more than 95 per cent of its habitat burnt. With more than 90 per cent of the dunnart habitat burnt in the bushfires, initial assessments indicated a significant decline in the Kangaroo Island dunnart population, making it more important than ever to track and protect these animals. “These images prove that this property is supporting a dunnart population. A Reset font size. Text Size. Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife in partnership with Australian Wildlife Conservancy have built a cat-proof fence around one known KI dunnart habitat to help lessen the threat of the remaining feral cat population and will continue 24/7 feral cat management at known KI dunnart sites within private conservation land. The Kangaroo Island population, numbering just 300-500 individuals, was already living life on the brink. Heidi Groffen, an ecologist with Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife, said she was “jumping for joy” when she saw the photos. Sharing.

By Karen McGhee • May 21, 2020 • Reading Time: 2 Minutes. The Kangaroo Island dunnart is listed as endangered with a population estimated at 300-500 individuals prior to the 2019-20 bushfires. Working against time, we partnered with Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife , and local landholders, to save some of the last remaining survivors in a 13.8-hectare feral predator-free critical refuge, before the species went extinct. The Kangaroo Island Dunnart became Australia’s most endangered mammal after losing more than 95% of its habitat to bushfires.

But like 1,900 plant and animal species Australia-wide, the dunnart is listed as threatened, and struggling before the fires. This extremely rare image of a Kangaroo Island dunnart was captured on a DSLR camera trap system that took seven nights to achieve – adjusting focus, lighting and camera positions to target the animal’s regular movements. It has a paler, faintly patterned head and a distinctive, slender pointed muzzle. A Increase font size. The Kangaroo Island Dunnart (Sminthopsis aitkeni) (herein referred to as the KI Dunnart), also known as the ‘Sooty Dunnart’, is characterised by its dark sooty grey coloured dorsal pelage, and light grey ventral pelage (Strahan 1998). Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife in partnership with Australian Wildlife Conservancy have built a cat-proof fence around one known KI dunnart habitat to help lessen the threat of the remaining feral cat population and will continue 24/7 feral cat management at known KI dunnart sites within private conservation land.

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