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Near the base of Muppet Rock. Walpole Wilderness Mini Bioblitz April 2024. Walking to Muppet Rock near Caldyanup Bridge. We surveyed this site previously but the long period of drought has had a significant impact on the granite vegetation. Aiming to document the vegetation loss. The latest Bureau of Meteorology rainfall deficiency map for the 8 months from August 2023 to 5 April 2024. “For the 8-month period since August 2023, areas with severe or serious rainfall deficiencies (rainfall totals in the lowest 5% or 10% of periods, respectively, since 1900) extend along the coast of south-west Western Australia, including some areas with lowest on record rainfall.” The webpage is updated monthly here: www.bom.gov.au/climate/drought/#tabs=Rainfall-deficiencies