Canadian exchange ranger Sean Frey, with the help of many of the Grampians rangers, has been up at the crack of dawn for the past couple of months counting kangaroos and wallabies in the first few hours after first light. He has managed to complete 39 of the 50 transects Jeff Weir established last year and hopes to have the remainder completed by the end of March or first week of April.
So far numbers are similar or a bit below what Jeff had counted. The graph shows some very preliminary comparisons of counts of macropods on transects completed so far. Vegetation regeneration after the fire may be a factor in the visibility of animals as the growth has thickened up considerably in some areas which haven’t been moisture limited. Sean plans to have detailed analysis of the results completed by late April.
See the photo link for photos and the graph.
If you have any questions, comments or ideas about the project feel free to contact Sean at