
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lentle, Roger G. 
A1  - Potter, Murray A. 
A1  - Springett, Brian P. 
A1  - Stafford, Kevin J. 
T1  - A Trapping and Immobilisation Technique for Small Macropods
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 1997
VL  - 24
IS  - 3
SP  - 373
EP  - 377
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR95052 
N2  - 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. 
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