Small Mammals & Marsupials
Animex wildlife fencing is designed and tested to control small mammal and marsupial movement and exclude them from unwanted or dangerous areas. It optimizes natural behavior to encourage safe and fast movement away and, unlike mesh fencing, inhibits climbing and entanglement.
Excluding mammals and marcupials
Small mammals wander in search of food, when looking for mates, as they disperse after the breeding season, and when seeking hibernation sites. Mortality is high on roads, railroads, and construction sites. In 1993, for example, 25 schools in New England participated in a road-kill study which recorded 1,923 animal deaths, of which 81% were mammals. If the estimate of 1 million animals killed daily on American roads is roughly accurate, several hundred thousand of these will be mammals. The additional number of those killed on construction sites has not been quantified, but machinery, heavy plant, trenches, and pipework are all major hazards for small mammals, which may become trapped, injured, or killed.
It is the responsibility of planning engineers to reduce the ecological impact construction sites and roads have and employ mitigation measures as tools in ecological conservation. Fencing, along with other mitigation measures such as tunnels, has been shown to reduce mortality without disrupting the animals’ life cycle, but it has to be the right kind of fencing or small mammals will climb over it or find their way through it.
Additionally, there are many situations where farmers or horticulturists may wish to exclude mammals from their crops, hence the need for effective exclusion fencing.
Fencing can also be used to aid population assessment before the development of new construction sites.
IMAGE: Koala carrying joey through a wildlife crossing structure, guided by Animex fencing in Victoria, Australia.
Top 5 mammal and marsupial species Animex is commonly used for:
Mohave ground squirrel
Koala
Kangaroo rat
San Joaquin kit fox
Bandicoot
Fresno kangaroo rat Dipodomys nitratoides exilis
Giant kangaroo rat Dipodomys ingens
Pacific pocket mouse Prognathus longimembris pacificus
Mohave ground squirrel Xerospermophilus mohavensis
San Joaquin kit fox Vulpes macrotis mutica
Southern brown bandicoot Isoodon obesulus
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus
and more…
Height
40in is the product height most commonly used with small mammals and marcupials
Standard above-ground installed height 22in / 550mm (with anti-climb and anti-dig lips)
We have various fencing products suitable for mammals and marsupials
Temporary
Recommended for short-term projects between 1-5 years but has an anticipated lifespan of 25 years.
Guide Price: USD $4 per ft / CAD $18 per m
Semi-permanent
Recommended for long-term projects of approximately 15 years but has an anticipated lifespan of 50 years.
Guide Price: USD $9 per ft / CAD $40 per m
Permanent
Recommended for long-term projects of approximately 25 years but has an anticipated lifespan of 50 years.
Guide Price: USD $30 per ft / CAD $150 per m
Guide prices are based on Animex fencing material and standard fixings and fasteners. This does not include support posts or installation. AMX-48, AMX-60 or a smaller customized, unlisted product may be more appropriate for some projects. Please contact us if you have any concerns or questions about the height or type of fence that is best for your project.
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