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The Australian Mammal Twitchers’ Club

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Subject: The Australian Mammal Twitchers’ Club
From: Lawrie Conole <>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 15:23:06 +1100
The Australian Mammal Twitchers’ Club (AMTC):

The idea of having a twitcher’s club (this AMTC web site) for 
those who keep a life-list of Australian mammals has been 
discussed a few times – most recently on the Birding-Aus list 
in July 1999. It’s a harmless hobby to keep a list of animals 
seen, and if you’re interested in being listed here with your 
total, e-mail me. The AMTC is free to join, and has no 
binding regulations etc. beyond the simple rules for listing 
that appear below.  So far though, only two others apart from 
me have been brave enough to join!!!  Come on folks - come 
and play.

http://www.bluep.com/~oco/Aus-mammals.html

The web site has a secondary role of being a contact site for 
those interested in getting pointers on mammal identification 
and places to go to see particular species. In the list, 
people’s names are hot-linked to their e-mail addresses.

References:

The list of 384 species is based on Menkhorst (2001) with 
some variations (eg. large bentwing-bats previously known as 
Miniopterus schreibersii). There are a few other somewhat 
arbitrary taxonomic variations – look through the list to 
sort them out.

Menkhorst, P.W. (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of 
Australia. Oxford University Press: Melbourne.

Rules:

- Species to be included must be positively identified. 
- Species to be included must be wild individuals but can be 
captured as part of a survey/study. 
- You must be present during capture or checking of traps for 
it to count. i.e. someone walking into the lab with a wild 
caught specimen that's to be released tomorrow doesn’t count. 
- Reintroduced animals in controlled areas (eg. Earth 
Sanctuaries and their ilk) do not count! 
- The area of coverage is continental Australia and Tasmania 
and its island territories out to the 200 nautical mile 
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), currently excluding 
Antarctica. 
- The official AMTC checklist (see URL) is the sole authority 
for compiling a list total for inclusion on this web site. 
Established exotics can be included (Rabbit, Red deer etc), 
escapees cannot (e.g. ferret). 
- Similar to the 600 and 700 marks for big list birders, I’m 
suggesting a 150 and a 200 mark for big list mammal 
twitchers. Whatever your list size though, you’re most 
welcome to join us here.
 
Lawrie Conole


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Lawrie Conole
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AH 03 9370 3928  Mob 0419 588 993

Senior Zoologist
Ecology Australia Pty Ltd
88 B Station Street, Fairfield Vic 3078

BH 03 9489 4191  Fax 03 948 7679
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