by combretum » Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:16 pm
We have a number of well-stocked trout dams on the property - nothing under 1,5kg. The dams are between half a hectare to 1&half hectares in size. The water bailiff reports current losses of trout due to predation by 2 water monitors - they have been seen around the dams by a number of people. Only the bailiff claims to haver seen the monitors eating trout that they allegedly caught. I would like to know if it is possible for water monitors to predate on live fish of this size, and if there have been any similar reports previously? We have not found any hard evidence yet to link the monitors to the losses. [not an otter problem - they have been relocated]