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A community based management plan for kangaroos in Anglesea, Victoria

Inwood, Danielle ( 2006)

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Do collars and ear tags affect the behaviour of Eastern Grey Kangaroos?

Sofo, Katrina ( 2010)

A population of eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) in the coastal town of Anglesea has been the subject of an ongoing research program, and a large number have been marked with ear tags and neck collars for identification purposes. Concerns have been raised by the local community regarding the use of the markers and whether they affect the behaviour of the kangaroos. I conducted focal observations of marked and unmarked kangaroos at Anglesea Golf Club to determine if the ear tags and collars altered proportions of time spent in different behavioural states (e.g. foraging, resting, alert, grooming) during their active (foraging) and inactive (resting) periods. There was no difference between marked and unmarked kangaroos in the proportion of time spent foraging during their active period or resting during their inactive period. Kangaroos were more likely to shake their heads during the inactive period, although there was no significant difference in the number of head shakes observed between marked and unmarked kangaroos. The use of ear tags and collars does not alter the behaviour of kangaroos at Anglesea and the use of these markers is suitable for ongoing ecological research of this population