Caught on Camera

This FNPW grant was primarily applied to two Caught on Camera locations in Victoria – Bunyip State Park and Wombat State Forest.

During the grant period approximately 12,000 high quality fauna records per year were collected across the two project locations. This included approximately 150 records of feral species, which were reported to local land managers immediately after they were recorded.

Each year, two 3 month-long wildlife monitoring seasons were held – monitoring Wombat State Forest in Autumn and Bunyip State Park in Spring. The project was conducted in partnership with three community groups; the Friends of Bunyip State Park, Friends of Kurth Kiln and Wombat Forestcare, with the support of local land managers, Parks Victoria, as well as the Victorian Department of Environment Land Water and Planning.

This is a long-term project, for which VNPA have developed a 10 year strategic plan to continue our wildlife monitoring activities until at least 2025.

“We’re in a unique position, with the generous support of organisations such as FNPW, to be able to collect important and rare long-term data about wildlife responses to threats such as fire. We’re very excited to review our data over the coming years and see what our studies reveal.“