Slim Pickings for this Brush Tailed Wallaby on Stewart Road
Ok Here are our Stats-
Time
Animal
Location
4.45pm
Long Necked Tortoise
Jangardup
Road Just North of Lake Jasper
Crossing Road Burnt Bush
area, Examined Carapace, Scoots that were shedding were slightly singed but
otherwise all Ok , released into Wetlands 400m down the road
5.00pm
BTW [Brush Tail Wallaby]
Stewart Road Just
North of Pneumonia
Road
Feeding On Strip of Road as
all other Bush Burnt Out. Looked in Good Condition
5.10pm
2 x BTW
Same as Above
5.11pm
3 x
BTW
Same as Above
5.15pm
5 x
BTW
Turned Right onto Great South Road [Heading East]approx. 100m down the road.
Animal Conditions Same as
above5.20pm 4 x BTW Great South Road Same as Above
All Burt along Stewart Road.
Stewart Road to Darradup Road
along Great South Road Burnt.
East and North of Darradup
Road was unburnt up to Brockman Highway. Side Tracks Closed though
We went down Jangardup Road
to Lake Jasper but Just Before we got there The VFB were closing the
rest of the way and the Dozer was getting loaded.
Vasse Highway uneventful no
wildlife on road.
Graphite Road was Burt in
some areas but no wildlife on Road.
Summary of Day
-Believe the best time to see
Wildlife Early Morning or Early Evening [Dawn and Dusk] as Wildlife are
more Likely to be out and about.
-These areas had plenty of
water around.
-Stewart Road only food
available on Road Verge
-Great South Road pockets of
food available is small areas. Access to food Further East 3-5kms away.
-Best speed for Viewing
Wildlife 25-30kms/Hr
-No Dec [Department of Environment or Conservation] or Fesa [Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia] Seen other
than at Command Post on Vasse Hwy.
-No Unauthorised entry into
any location carried out. We stuck to Public access roads only.
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