Interim Report Small Mammal Survey 2012

Interim Report for Permit No: 10006285 Small Mammal Surveys Using Motion-sensing Infra-red Cameras

Carried out by members of St Arnaud Field Naturalists Club Inc. Location: Stuart Mill Nature Conservation Reserve, centred on Rostron Rd.

Period: 30th April 2012- 30th November 2012

Records from 1970s indicated that the threatened Squirrel Glider(Petaurus norfolcensis)

was still to be found in this area. Subsequent searches by researchers, Dept of Sustainability and Environment, and Parks Victoria staff using spotlighting and hair tubes failed to locate this target species.