Research Project
Researchers: Grace (Investigation, Principal investigator, Principal or Chief Investigator)
Full description Camera trap data package from the Wildlife Observatory of Australia's Wildlife Camera Database. Dataset ID: VIC_Southern_Ark_Fire_Waller_2021-2022_WildObsID_0045. This project focuses specifically on the East Gippsland region, in eastern Victoria. Approximately 1.1 million hectares were burnt across this region during the 201920 bushfire season. In East Gippsland there is a largescale (~1 million hectares) fox control project known as the Southern Ark, managed by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) and Parks Victoria. Southern Ark has significantly reduced fox density, however, it was relatively unknown how the bushfires had impacted fox numbers in the region, as well as other predator species like cat and dingoes, and threatened native animals. This project addressed this gap by assessing the impacts on fire on fauna dynamics in East Gippsland. Specifically, it aimed to evaluate how fire and fire severity impacted native and introduced wildlife, including
