❓ Hon Giz Watson questions the translocation of Western Ringtail Possums from the Busselton Hospital site, focusing on site selection, data transparency, and the suitability of the chosen release location in the upper Warren area, given potential population decline.
AnsweredQoN 6341Legislative Council
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With regard to the translocation of the Western Ringtail Possums from the Busselton Hospital site in 2012, I ask —
(1) Please provide an explanation as to why the Western Ringtail Possums (WRP) from the Busselton Hospital site were not translocated into sites that the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) have previously used to release ringtails removed from approved development sites.
(2) Are the previous sites used by DEC no longer suitable as release sites?
(3) If no to (2), why?
(4) Will the Minister table the following details for each possum for the Busselton Hospital translocation —
(a) date and time of ringtail capture;
(b) date and time of release;
(c) age class – adult, juvenile, pouch young;
(d) gender – male, female, unknown;
(e) noting which of the ringtails were radio-collared prior to release;
(f) probable date (week) of any ringtail deaths detected in the first six weeks after release; and
(g) identifying all radio-collared individuals that were confirmed as still alive including any juveniles sighted or seen with their mothers after six weeks in the upper Warren habitat?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
(6) Will the Minister table a map overlaid on an aerial image showing the GPS locations of all Western Ringtail Possum captures on the Busselton Hospital site?
(7) If no to (6), why not?
(8) Will the Minister table the supporting and conclusive internal documentation DEC used to approve the upper Warren ringtail translocation site and advise of the date of approval of the translocation?
(9) If no to (8), why not?
(10) Will the Minister table DEC reports and documents that confirm the extent of, or discuss the causes of ringtail decline in the upper Warren during the period 2004–2012 or any DEC reports and documents that confirms ringtail population stability in the upper Warren during the period 2004–2012?
(11) If no to (10), why not?
(1) Please provide an explanation as to why the Western Ringtail Possums (WRP) from the Busselton Hospital site were not translocated into sites that the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) have previously used to release ringtails removed from approved development sites.
(2) Are the previous sites used by DEC no longer suitable as release sites?
(3) If no to (2), why?
(4) Will the Minister table the following details for each possum for the Busselton Hospital translocation —
(a) date and time of ringtail capture;
(b) date and time of release;
(c) age class – adult, juvenile, pouch young;
(d) gender – male, female, unknown;
(e) noting which of the ringtails were radio-collared prior to release;
(f) probable date (week) of any ringtail deaths detected in the first six weeks after release; and
(g) identifying all radio-collared individuals that were confirmed as still alive including any juveniles sighted or seen with their mothers after six weeks in the upper Warren habitat?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
(6) Will the Minister table a map overlaid on an aerial image showing the GPS locations of all Western Ringtail Possum captures on the Busselton Hospital site?
(7) If no to (6), why not?
(8) Will the Minister table the supporting and conclusive internal documentation DEC used to approve the upper Warren ringtail translocation site and advise of the date of approval of the translocation?
(9) If no to (8), why not?
(10) Will the Minister table DEC reports and documents that confirm the extent of, or discuss the causes of ringtail decline in the upper Warren during the period 2004–2012 or any DEC reports and documents that confirms ringtail population stability in the upper Warren during the period 2004–2012?
(11) If no to (10), why not?
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Answered
27 November 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
35 days
(1) - (11) [See tabled paper no]
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