MAMMALS OF EAST YUNA AND BINDOO HILL NATURE RESERVES

WA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 10 years ago

Introduction: Mammals were recorded on East Yuna Nature Reserve (EYR) and Bindoo Hill Nature Reserve (BHR) and their immediate surrounds between 7-18 May 1973 and 18-30 September 1973. Small mammals were trapped according to the method of Kitchener & Chapman (197.6). In addition pit traps (P.V.C. tubing 60 cm long, 10 cm in diameter) were used wherever soil conditions permitted.

Female specimens were dissected for information on reproduction. Stomach contents of rodents and introduced goats (Capra hircus) were identified where possible.

Detailed descriptions of vegetation, soils and leaf litter at traplines as well as their location are presented in Figs 4 and 5 in Muir (this publication). These are summarized in Appendix 2. Trapping effort is presented in Appendix 1. All specimens are in the Western Australian Museum with registration numbers M10247-10266 and M10699-10706.