Working against time, we partnered with Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife , and local landholders, to save some of the last remaining survivors in a 13.8-hectare feral predator-free critical refuge, before the species went extinct.
The animals at the most risk are the Kangaroo Island dunnart as well as other small animals that can serve as snacks to the scavenging cats and foxes. Critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart found amid bushfire-ravaged habitat . Kangaroo Island's endangered wildlife may not survive fires. A tiny, critically endangered marsupial has amazed conservationists on Kangaroo Island, after being spotted scampering in bushland destroyed in this year’s bushfires.
The Kangaroo Island dunnart is listed as endangered with a population estimated at 300-500 individuals prior to the 2019-20 bushfires.
The Kangaroo Island Dunnart is listed as "Endangered" under both the EPBC Act 1999 and South Australian National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. TSR Hub researcher Rosemary Hohnen is on the job working with local partners to develop better monitoring methods for the elusive species, and to evaluate the impact of feral cats on its persistence. EPBC Status: Endangered.
The Kangaroo Island dunnart is only found on the island and is also threatened by feral cats. This species is also known by the following name(s): Antechinomys aitkeni, Sminthopsis murina. With more than 90 per cent of the dunnart habitat burnt in the bushfires, initial assessments indicated a significant decline in the Kangaroo Island dunnart population, making it more important than ever to track and protect these animals. A handful of them survived and efforts are on to save the species.
The Kangaroo Island dunnart is listed as endangered with a population estimated at 300-500 individuals prior to the 2019-20 bushfires. Project Location: Kangaroo Island, SA. Mouse-sized carnivorous marsupial the Endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart has only rarely been seen in the past 20 years.
The Kangaroo Island dunnart is listed as endangered with a population estimated at 300-500 individuals prior to the 2019-20 bushfires. ABC North and West SA / By Georgia Roberts and Gabriella Marchant. The Australian government first developed a recovery plan in 2011.
Critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart found amid bushfire-ravaged habitat .
Over the past couple of months, volunteers have been building shelter tunnels to protect the animal and other small threatened species from predators as they move between areas. [Image source/EBS Group YouTube video] Most of the dunnart habitats in Kangaroo Island destroyed in recent bushfires. Kangaroo Island Dunnart is endemic to Kangaroo Island, South Australia. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has labeled the Kangaroo Island dunnart, located only on Southern Australia’s Kangaroo Island, as “critically endangered.”There were an estimated fewer than 500 animals before the fires, according to the Australian government.They are tiny mouselike mammals with gray fur, long tails, and pointy snouts. With approx 300 individuals remaining they are one of Australia’s most endangered species.The Kangaroo Island Dunnart is a small a dark sooty-grey coloured dunnart species that is found only on Kangaroo Island. Found in: Kangaroo Island, South Australia Threatened Species Strategy Scorecards: Kangaroo Island Dunnart Year 3 scorecard 2018 (PDF - 403.78 KB) Kangaroo Island Dunnart Year 3 scorecard 2018 (DOCX - 375.93 KB) Prior to the recent catastrophic bushfires, which decimated the island’s wild areas, the KI Dunnart was listed as endangered (EPBC) and critically endangered (IUCN Red list).
by Prabir Ghose.
The Kangaroo Island (KI) Dunnart, a small insectivorous marsupial weighing up to 25g, is found nowhere else on earth.
Kangaroo Island Dunnart is endemic to Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
The Kangaroo Island dunnart is only found on the island and is also threatened by feral cats. The Kangaroo Island dunnart is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This package contains footage of the Kangaroo Island dunnart project. ABC North and West SA / By Georgia Roberts and Gabriella Marchant.
The Kangaroo Island Dunnart (Sminthopsis aitkeni) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "mammals" and found in the following area(s): Australia. The Kangaroo Island Dunnart's current distribution and population on Kangaroo Island is unknown and difficult to estimate. Feral cats occur on Kangaroo Island and can be presumed to hunt more effectively in recently burnt vegetation. SPRAT Species Profile: Sminthopsis aitkeni — Kangaroo Island Dunnart. Wildfires in the remaining native vegetation is a serious threat, as most records of the dunnart are from long-unburnt vegetation. Population: Est. This package contains footage of the Kangaroo Island dunnart project. by Prabir Ghose. less than 500. A handful of them survived and efforts are on to save the species. Historically, the main threat to the Kangaroo Island Dunnart was clearing of native vegetation to farmland, which has occurred across half the island. The fenced feral cat-free …