Critically Endangered Dunnarts Discovered At New Site At De Mole On Bushfire Ravaged Kangaroo Island The Times Victor Harbor Sa
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Dunnart kangaroo island. It has an average body length of 170198 mm a snout to anus length of 8093 mm a tail measurement of 90105 mm a hind foot of 175 mm ear length of 18 mm and a weight of 2025 grams. More than 90 of the. Extensive survey work has failed to locate the species elsewhere and although early records came from the eastern end of the island clearance or modification of the habitat in these areas has reduced.
It is unknown exactly how many tailed dunnarts which are the size of a mouse were on the island. Even without a bushfire wiping out its habitat the kangaroo island dunnart was at real risk of becoming extinct within the next decade. It was feared endemic species such as the glossy black cockatoo and the kangaroo island dunnart would be lost forever.
The kangaroo island dunnart sminthopsis aitkeni is a dark sooty grey coloured dunnart species first described in 1969 with paler underparts of its body. In february following the devastating bushfires in australia the lions share fund issued two small grants to support efforts to treat and rehabilitate injured wildlife throughout new south wales and to protect the kangaroo island dunnart from going extinct. It was previously thought to be a population of the common dunnart sminthopsis murina.
The kangaroo island dunnart sminthopsis aitkeni is only found on kangaroo island south australia. All recorded sightings of the marsupial since 1990 have been within the bushfire impacted western end of the island. The federal government named the dunnart as one of the top 10 priority species under threat.
The fires started on december 20 2019 and raged for weeks. Its current distribution on kangaroo island is unknown although all recent records since 1990 have come from sites on the western end of the island within large areas of native vegetation. The kangaroo island dunnart sminthopsis aitkeni is an example of a critically endangered island mammal.
During australias bushfires kangaroo island received worldwide attention because of the suffering of wildlife. Hopes that kangaroo islands unique mouse like dunnart can be saved from extinction have been boosted after the tiny marsupial was captured on camera at a new location. Kangaroo island dunnart status update before the recent bushfires it was estimated that between 300 and 500 endangered kangaroo island dunnarts lived on the island.
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