
%0 Journal Article
%A Lentle, Roger G. 
%A Potter, Murray A. 
%A Springett, Brian P. 
%A Stafford, Kevin J. 
%T A Trapping and Immobilisation Technique for Small Macropods
%J Wildlife Research
%D 1997/05/19
%V 24
%N 3
%P 373-377
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/WR95052
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WR95052 
%X A technique for trapping and immobilising small macropods is described and tested on forest-dwelling Tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii Desmarest). The trapping method uses wire fencing and a monofilament nylon drop-net. The animals were immobilised with ketamine hydrochloride and xylazine. Tammar wallabies are reputedly hard to catch, but our technique produced higher trapping rates, lower trap-avoidance rates and lower death rates than other methods. In all, 46 Tammars were captured in 29 trap-nights. No deaths occurred during, or in the four weeks following, trapping. 
