Date of Award
2006
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Master of Environmental Management
School
School of Natural Sciences
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
First Supervisor
Dorian Moro
Second Supervisor
Will Stock
Abstract
The transfer of threatened animals from one location to another in order to benefit the species is a technique frequently used by animal conservation managers. However, very few of these relocations have experimentally assessed the relative merits and disadvantages of commonly used release techniques. Two species of hare-wallaby, mala (Lagorchestes hirsutus) and merrnine (Lagostrophus fasciatus), were reintroduced in August 2001 onto Peron Peninsula in Western Australia. These threatened species were reintroduced using two release strategies (soft versus hard release), and their subsequent movements and body condition were monitored using radio-telemetry and trapping.
Recommended Citation
Hardman, B. (2006). Reintroduction ecology of mala (Lagorchestes hirsutus) and merrnine (Lagostrophus fasciatus) at Shark Bay, Western Australia. Edith Cowan University. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/34