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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.