Home ranges of rusa deer (

Wild rusa deer (Cervus timorensis) are increasing in numbers and distribution peri-urban eastern Australia. To effectively manage deer, land managers need to know the extent of their movements determine appropriate scale control through trapping shooting. We found that a subtropical environment South East Queensland, four (three male, one female) with GPS collars annually ranged over areas <400 ha core ~100 period 10–17 months. Our limited data indicated relatively small home ranges varied little size location from season-to-season, suggesting these can be managed at local level.