The diet of dingoes, feral cats and eastern barn owl on Pullen Pullen Reserve, southwest Queensland
Stephen G. Kearney A H , Pippa L. Kern B C , Stephen A. Murphy A , Heather Janetzki D and Alex S. Kutt E F G
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A School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia.
B School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia.
C Bush Heritage Australia, PO Box 329, Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Vic. 8009, Australia.
D Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane BC, Qld 4101, Australia.
E Tasmanian Land Conservancy, PO Box 2112, Lower Sandy Bay, Tas. 7005, Australia.
F School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia.
G School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Churchill Avenue, Hobart, Tas. 7005, Australia.
H Corresponding author. Email: stephen.kearney@uq.edu.au
Australian Mammalogy 44(1) 176-181 https://doi.org/10.1071/AM21008
Submitted: 5 February 2021 Accepted: 16 May 2021 Published: 1 July 2021
Abstract
Predator diet can provide important data to inform management actions as well as an enhanced understanding of the fauna of a region. The diet of dingo (Canis lupus dingo), feral cat (Felis catus) and eastern barn owl (Tyto delicatula) were compared using scat, stomach and pellets from a significant conservation reserve in southwest Queensland. Dingo diet was dominated by macropods, while the diet of feral cat and barn owl was dominated by small mammals. We found no remains of threatened species but recommend continued monitoring of predator diet as a tool to assist management.
Keywords: Canis lupus dingo, conservation, diet, dingo, eastern barn owl, Felis catus, feral cat, macropods, night parrot, Pezoporus occidentalis, predation, scat, threatened species, Tyto delicatula.
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