Aerial survey of donkey and horse populations in the Victoria River District 2006
Saalfeld, Keith
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2001 and 2006 Aerial survey. 2001 survey was published by Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, Palmerston (N.T.) 2006 survey was published by Department of Natural Resources, Environment and The Arts, Palmerston (N.T.)
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Feral livestock -- Northern Territory -- Victoria River Downs; Donkeys -- Northern Territory -- Victoria River Downs; Horses -- Northern Territory -- Victoria River Downs
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A radar altimeter and Global Positioning System (GPS) equipped Cessna 182 high-wing aircraft flown at an average altitude of 61m above ground level and an average ground speed of 185 km/h was used as the sampling platform. Transect width, 200m on each side of the aircraft at survey altitude, was delineated by fibreglass rods attached to the aircraft wing struts. Positioning of the rods was determined as per Marsh and Sinclair (1989). Tape was not placed on the aircraft windows as experience has indicated that this can impair the observers transect scanning pattern. Table 1: Description of survey blocks flown during the 2001 VRD feral animal survey. Block Area km-2 Dates Transects Sampling intensity(%) One 11,921 10/7/2001 1 to 20 Two 11,925 8, 9, 10 &11/7/2001 21 to 40 Three 11,932 6, 7 & 8/7/2001 41 to 60 Four 11,862 3, 4, 5, 11 &29/7/2001 71 to 80 Five 11,866 3, 4 & 5/7/2001 81 to 100 Six 11,872 5, 6 & 31/7 & 1/8/2001 101 to 120 Seven 11,800 11, 12, 29, 30 &31/7/2001 121 to 140 Eight 11,803 29 & 30/9/2001 141 to 160 Nine 11,810 24 & 31/7/2001 161 to 180 Ten 8,221 30 & 31/7 &1/8/2001 181 to 187 & 191 to 197* Eleven 11,737 21, 22 & 23/7/2001 201 to 220 Twelve 11,743 21 & 22/7/2001 221 to 240 Thirteen 7,179 12 & 13/7/2001 241 to 252 Overall 145,671 2/7/2001 to2/8/2001 3.6 * Transects 188 to 190 & 198 to 200 were excluded from survey due to fuel limitations. Two observers were used to record sightings, one starboard and one port. Animals were counted as single groups of individuals, with estimation of group size recorded where the number of individuals in the group precluded counting individuals in the time that the group