{"id":8965,"date":"2021-09-07T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midlandexpress.com.au\/?p=8965"},"modified":"2021-09-07T09:31:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T23:31:11","slug":"more-brush-tailed-phascogales-living-in-central-victoria-than-previously-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralvic.com\/midlandexpress.com.au\/latest-news\/2021\/09\/07\/more-brush-tailed-phascogales-living-in-central-victoria-than-previously-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"Mysterious marsupials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>La Trobe University researchers have caught on camera one of Victoria\u2019s most elusive and threatened marsupials \u2013 revealing there\u2019s more brush-tailed phascogales living in central Victoria than previously thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The study, recently published in&nbsp;<em>Austral Ecology<\/em>, used nesting boxes combined with heat-sensing cameras to determine how prevalent the extremely shy, fast-moving creature is in the box-ironbark forests near Castlemaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>It found 84 per cent of the 50 survey sites were visited by the phascogale, with its distinctive feather duster-like tail \u2013 far more than researchers were expecting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>La Trobe PhD candidate Jessica Lawton said the findings were surprising as the species was known to be in decline in Victoria, and had become locally extinct from some regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u201cAlthough the Mount Alexander region has around 35 per cent forest cover, which is substantial, it\u2019s fragmented,\u201d Ms Lawton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u201cWe think phascogales are widely distributed there because they are supported by the large amount of forest, and they use the extensive connections along roadsides and creeks to move through the landscape.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although phascogales are found in several Australian states, central Victoria is one of the threatened species\u2019 last remaining strongholds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Ms Lawton said attaching wildlife cameras to trees was the most reliable way to monitor phascogales.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey are difficult to detect with techniques such as spotlighting and trapping \u2013 they are too nimble and clever,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Ms Lawton said the study highlighted the need for both public and private land managers to conserve phascogale habitat in the region.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cConservation reserves and large tracts of native forests are critical \u2013 but so are patches of forest, wooded strips along roadsides and creeks, and scattered trees across farmland,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u201cTogether they provide a mosaic of suitable habitat and connections across the region, which is vital for animals like the phascogale.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The La Trobe study utilised 50 of the 150 phascogale nesting box sites installed throughout the Mount Alexander region by community conservation group, Connecting Country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Thirteen local volunteers also contributed to the study, assisting with collecting data and installing wildlife cameras. 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