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from other human disturbances such as mining, tourism, other infrastructure development, pastoralism, poaching and over-harvesting

   Aim: By 2032, no sub-populations have suffered declines due to encroachment of weeds, pests , pathogens, feral herbivores or cattle and populations and their habitats are healthy enough to be resilient to climate change

   Numerous other threats may have negative impacts on Tjakura populations.

  Buffel grass is not currently a major threat to any populations, but it could potentially spread along transport routes through Tjakura habitat, which may lead to more frequent fires.

  It is important to remain vigilant for any buffel grass incursions into Tjakura sites, and immediately deal with any weed infestations detected, ideally by spraying outbreaks along vehicle tracks.

  Buffel grass loves expanding into disturbed habitat, so avoid making tracks through Tjakura habitat wherever possible. Where buffel grass does occur, avoid burning the buffel grass/spinifex boundary as this will only encourage the buffel to spread further into the spinifex habitat.

   Strategy 7: Address new and Emerging Threats

 Aim                                                                                                                                                Action                                                                                                                Outputs                                   Outcomes                                                          Measurable Indicator
 By 2032 no subpopulations have suffered declines due to encroachment                                                                               7.1 Always be on the lookout for Buffel grass and other weeds in Tjakura habitat and immediately remove if detected   Weed surveys conducted                    No increase in weeds at                                           # Burrows that go inactive as a result of weed incursion
 of weeds, pests, pathogens, feral herbivores or cattle and subpopulations and their habitat are healthy enough to be resilient to climate change                                                                                                                                                                   Tjakura sites
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Weed control conducted if required
                                                                                                                                                    7.2 If burrow monitoring reveals any negative impacts of feral herbivores                                             Feral herbivores controlled if required   No increase in sign of feral herbivores or grazing or trampling   # Burrows lost as a result of trampling by feral herbivores, cattle or colonisation by rabbits
                                                                                                                                                    or cattle on Tjakura, conduct feral herbivore control or reduce stocking rates                                                                                  impacts at monitoring sites
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Grazing regimes managed if required

 Aim: Tjakura monitoring is conducted at enough sites over appropriate time periods to identify trends in population size at both local and national scales, and monitoring data informs local management.

 Monitoring is important to determine whether Tjakura subpopulations are increasing, stable, or continuing to decline under current management. Such information is used to determine the conservation status of Tjakura at a local, regional and national level.

 At a local level, monitoring helps us work out if our current management is adequate to prevent Tjakura going extinct in our area. Although population fluctuations are normal in desert environments, healthy resilient populations can bounce back after poor seasons. If a population continues to decline
 in successive years, even after an improvement in climatic conditions, we might need to change our management practices.

 Monitoring data that show improvement in a