Mainland EQs beyond 1963

[youcantry]

Well the more I research these little critters, the more post-extinction sightings I find...

A photo of Taronga Zoo's mainland Eastern quoll circa early 1960s and reportedly surviving beyond 1963. In addition to the quoll in the photo, there's a report of quolls persisting south of Nielsen Park until the 1970s...

www.wherelightmeetsdark.com/index.php?module=wiki&page=TheLastMainlandEasternQuoll

[mingle]

Hi Chris,

Nice write-up!

Seems likely that if these creatures were living smack-bang on the edge (middle?) of Sydney up until the 1960's then there's a good chance that they've hung on in more secluded locations.

Can't wait to see if your camera catches anything of interest! When is it due to be collected?

You will let us know if you do see anything of interest? :-)

Cheers,

Mike.

[youcantry]

There is one theory that a disease affected quolls as they might have for tigers in tassie. That's based on their rapid decline across most of Australia almost simultaneously in the late 1950s, early 1960s. Sydney populations would have hung on because of their relative isolation from other mainland populations - and then been finally wiped out by predation and cars, etc.

When to get the camera... good question. I'd like to go this afternoon but it's an unlikely bet.

I will let you know if I find something of interest... not sure how *soon* I'd let you know but I'll let you know

[mingle]

Hi Chris,

Was there any hard evidence of disease affecting the quoll population? Are they know to be susceptible to things like distemper?

As long you as you at least say that you captured 'something of interest' on the camera, that would be a good sign!

Cheers,

Mike.

[youcantry]

I don't think there's any concrete evidence - just the uniform decline in numbers over a short period of time.