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waltraud
wrote:
Yesterday
CathBee I don't know to whom to report pest animals, may be ACT Biosecurity: ACTBiosecurity@act.gov.au -
Perhaps best to report to Canberra Nature Park North: cnpnorth@act.gov.au and include this link Cervidae (family) (Deer (unknown species)) so they have an indication of the locality.
Perhaps best to report to Canberra Nature Park North: cnpnorth@act.gov.au and include this link Cervidae (family) (Deer (unknown species)) so they have an indication of the locality.
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CathBee
wrote:
Yesterday
@waltraud Yes, I understand. The animals were very shy and quickly hid themselves from me. I had initially thought I had disturbed a large kangaroo, but then I caught a flash of them moving in profile: one large animal with antlers, and two without antlers following. They quickly secreted themselves again, but they make a lot of noise moving about in the undergrowth. There was no opportunity to take photographs. I merely wish to assist the ACT Government with protecting the nature reserve from feral deer. Is there a better way to report this?
Cervidae (family)
waltraud
wrote:
Yesterday
CathBee this is a hard one to confirm for me as a moderator because there is no photo no comment no nothing. Sambar deer was recorded on Mts Majura / Ainslie; the indications were: feces, damage to vegetation, traces and antlers and spotting but unfortunately no photographic record; first sightings (without photographic record) were on the east slope - animals seem to be shy.
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abread111
wrote:
Yesterday
Hi CathBee, thanks for your sighting. The media you provided is missing or unclear. To help us verify this sighting, please provide additional media.
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rachelinej
wrote:
12 Jul 2025
Hi Don. Sorry for the slow reply. Unfortunately I don't have a photo. I was driving at the time. I did need to slow down to let the deer cross, but I wasn't in a position to take a photo or pull over to do so.
I did do some research online about what type it could be, so I'm aware it would have been a fallow or sambar. Given I didn't have photo verification and it was dark, I couldn't be certain of species, so I reported it as a general deer sighting.
It was night time, so not great lighting, but my best guess is that it was a sambar. The coat was dark brown with a uniform colourings. The antlers were thin rather than flattened. I recalled seeing what looked like white stripes on the underside of the tail (they may have seemed like stripes because of the angle/shadows, but there was definitely white). That's about the best I can do!
I've just realized that the coordinates didn't come up in the right spot in my original post. The sighting was more like -35.3083574, 149.1281042 if you're able to update.
I did do some research online about what type it could be, so I'm aware it would have been a fallow or sambar. Given I didn't have photo verification and it was dark, I couldn't be certain of species, so I reported it as a general deer sighting.
It was night time, so not great lighting, but my best guess is that it was a sambar. The coat was dark brown with a uniform colourings. The antlers were thin rather than flattened. I recalled seeing what looked like white stripes on the underside of the tail (they may have seemed like stripes because of the angle/shadows, but there was definitely white). That's about the best I can do!
I've just realized that the coordinates didn't come up in the right spot in my original post. The sighting was more like -35.3083574, 149.1281042 if you're able to update.
Cervidae (family)
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