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permission to use his photo (undertaking tjanpi (spinifex) burns), keeping his legacy alive.
Further text to be included in this section once the plan is finalised after public consultation.
Acronyms
AMPE      Adaptive Management Predator Experiment
DCCEEW    Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
EPBC Act  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
APY       Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
LiDAR     Light Detection and Ranging
NMRG      National Malleefowl Recovery Group inc.
NMRT      National Malleefowl Recovery Team
NRM       Natural Resource Management
NSW       New South Wales
NT        Northern Territory
SA        South Australia
VIC       Victoria
WA        Western Australia

1 Summary
This document constitutes the national recovery plan for the Malleefowl, Leipoa ocellata, made under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The plan aims to halt the decline and support recovery of the Malleefowl, and recommends the research and management actions necessary to maximise the Malleefowl's long-term survival in the wild.
The objectives of this recovery plan are that by 2033:
       * The Malleefowl population is stable or increasing across the species' range.
       * The occupancy of habitat by the Malleefowl has been maintained or increased throughout the species' range.
       * The genetic integrity of isolated populations is maintained.
       * Indigenous organisations, communities and individuals have a greater role in Malleefowl conservation.

The plan outlines on-ground actions to enhance protection and improve or maintain quality, connectivity and extent of Malleefowl habitat, and to manage the impacts of herbivore grazing, fire and introduced predators. These actions are planned to occur within a monitoring framework that measures the impact of management and considers effects of climate change. The plan also includes actions which set out the research necessary to conserve the species and guide governance of the recovery process and engagement of communities in Malleefowl conservation.

Nganamara (Malleefowl, Leipoa ocellata) tracks, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, SA ©Joe Benshemesh, NMRG.

2 Introduction

The Malleefowl, Leipoa ocellata, is a large ground-dwelling bird with strong feet and a short bill. The species is the only living representative of the genus Leipoa and is one of only three species of mound-building birds, known as megapodes, found in Australia (Firth 1956). The original distribution of Malleefowl covered much of the southern half of the continent from the west coast to the Great Dividing Range in the east (Blakers et al. 1984). Within the past century this range has contracted, particularly in arid areas and at the periphery of its former range as the result of several threatening processes (Blakers et al. 1984; Priddel 1989).
This recovery plan considers the conservation requirements of the Malleefowl across its range. It identifies the actions to be taken to ensure the species' long-term viability in the wild, and the parties that will