Ethabuka
Trek
Last year was
a boom year on Ethabuka. The drenching rain and floods of 2010 produced an immense
increase in vegetation and the animals responded accordingly - and the 'big wet' is
continuing with the heavy rain that fell in March 2011. Last year, in the south-east
corner of Ethabuka, an area peppered with stunning claypans and mesas a number of small
mammal species turned up after a long absence. On this trek we will be visiting some
of these areas to monitor how these critters are going, and to see whether any more new
species have turned up!
More information about Ethabuka Reserve
Trek Details
Difficulty: 4 3 (2 Moderate) 1
Dates: July 10 to July 21 2011 Reserved
for a Private Charter - Survey Completed
Total days: 12
Trekking days: 8
Further
information...
Departure point: Brisbane
Finish point: Brisbane
Tour price:AUD$5200 per person
Cameleers: Andrew Harper, Liam Gray, Kath
Quirk, Sean Micallef
Survey ecologists: Murray Haseler, BHA: David
Nelson: Charlie Nicholson, ADE
back to 2011 Program
Time frame not quite right? Looking for
something more challenging? The camels used on this survey are owned by the Outback Camel
Company who operate longer, more remote treks & expeditions in August and September in
Queensland and the Northern Territory. www.camelexpeditions.com
It's
a desert full moon on July 15th...always a special time.
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