TGB Osborn (Koonamore) Vegetation Reserve, Kangaroo Transect

<p>The record lists data from surveys conducted to monitor Kangaroo (<em>Osphranter rufus</em> (Desmarest)) activity in the TGB Osborn (Koonamore) Vegetation Reserve (or Koonamore Vegetation Reserve (KVR)) since 1960s. The kangaroo transect was set up in 1968 by Andrew Smith and Bob Lange to monitor kangaroo numbers on the Reserve and give a qualitative indication how numbers fluctuate from year to year. Some results are included in Andrew and Lange (1986). The transect runs east to west through the sandy dune areas of the southern part of the reserve, where kangaroos tend to congregate (inside), and extends some distance into the paddock to the west of the western boundary (outside). The dataset ranges from 1968 to 2022 and comprises the total number of kangaroo scats, which includes fresh and old scats. Goat and sheep pellets, if present, were later included in the count. <br></br> Reference<br></br> Andrew, M. & Lange, R. (1986). The Spatial Distributions of Sympatric Populations of Kangaroos and Sheep - Examples of Dissociation Between These Species. Wildlife Research 13, 367–373. This is version 2.1 of the Koonamore Kangaroo transect data release and supersedes any previous versions. <br></br> Change log for the Kangaroo Transect:<br></br> <ul><li>V2.1, 2026-03-22; Alison Specht, Miranda Fittock and Arun Singh Ramesh; Ensured dates recorded were in ISO format YYYY-MM-DD, NA inserted into all blank cells. As there were no sheep or goats recorded prior to 2017, NA was used for blank cells prior to that time. Animal species scientific names included.</li> <li>V2, 2025-06-20; Alison Specht and Arun Singh Ramesh; Digitised and organised data files to comply with FAIR standards, aligning vocabularies with the TERN vocabularies and created comprehensive metadata. Locations verified with David Ladd.</li> <li>V1, 2008-2014; Russell Sinclair digitised field data sheets to be delivered to the AEKOS TERN portal. Added required V1 metadata in the AEKOS portal</li></ul>