Remote camera monitoring and arboreal trapping data for a reintroduced population of red-tailed phascogales (Phascogale calura)

Effective monitoring methods are required to evaluate the success of wildlife reintroduction programs. To improve the threat status of the Vulnerable red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura), the Australian Wildlife Conservancy reintroduced the species to a fenced reserve at Mt. Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary. After trialing a variety of post-release monitoring methods, remote camera monitoring and arboreal trapping with an extensive period of pre-luring provided the most information with which to evaluate the success of the reintroduction. To date, reintroduced red-tailed phascogales have increased in both occupancy and population size following releases which began at Mt. Gibson in 2017. Other managers of red-tailed phascogale populations may find the described methods useful, particularly in the context of multi-species reintroductions where trap saturation can reduce capture rates of smaller species, such as phascogales., , , # Remote camera monitoring and arboreal trapping data for a reintroduced population of red-tailed phascogales (*Phascogale calura*)

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A reintroduced population of red-tailed phascogales at AWC's Mt. Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary, WA, are monitored via arboreal trapping and remote camera monitoring. Data from the arboreal trapping survey is used to estimate site abundance. Data from the remote camera survey is used to estimate occupancy.

This dataset includes the following CSV files:
Arboreal trapping_capture data
Arboreal trapping_site location
Camera survey_deployment data
Camera survey_detection data
Camera survey_site location

## Description of the data and file structure

**Column headings - Description**
Capture date - Date of capture
Trap Site - Name of trap site
ID - individual ID of captured red-tailed phascogale
X_COORD - UTM easting coordinates, zone 50
Y_COORD - UTM northing coordinates, zone 50
Camera Site - Name of camera site
Date deployed - The date the camera was deplo...