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Canberra Nature Map's Newsletter for June 2025

11 Jul 2025

Hello everyone. Alison Milton has produced the June quarterly CNM newsletter. It has some interesting information about what the Nature Mappers have been doing and finding. We hope you enjoy the read....

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Discussion

AquilaRise wrote:

13 hrs ago

100%. It’s been around for at least three weeks. I actually disturbed it in long grass while slashing three weeks ago. Didn’t have a camera so set up camera trap in the creek nearby. 80 metres from our house.

Dasyurus maculatus ssp. maculatus

MartinPredavec wrote:

15 hrs ago

Hi @LilyAdams - Echidnas are solitary animals and don't from family groups. However, it's the breeding season now (June to September) and females are often followed by a train of males. The males compete to mate with the female.

Tachyglossus aculeatus

MartinPredavec wrote:

15 hrs ago

Hi @AquilaRise great observation. Is the location correct?

Dasyurus maculatus ssp. maculatus

Ange wrote:

Yesterday

Great photo! :-)

Osphranter robustus robustus

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

Yesterday

Goodo, I'll confirm