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1             * An increase in habitat critical to survival protected can be demonstrated.                                                                                               Australian Government                        $150,000 pa
                                                                                                                                                                                         * White gums have been regenerated within and between known key sites using appropriate seed or tube stock resilient to drought.                                           State Agencies
                                                                                                                                                                                         * Targeted fencing at identified sites has been carried out to reduce browsing by stock and native animals.                                                                Local Governments
                                                                                                                                                                                         * Targeted replanting in wetter areas to compensate for climate change impacts have been completed.                                                                        NRM regional bodies
                                                                                                                                                                                         * Connectivity among, and quality of, habitat patches has improved.                                                                                                        Private landholders
                                                                                                                                                                                         * Indices to measure white gum health are developed and incorporated into habitat restoration monitoring programs.                                                         Academic institutions
                                                                                                                                                                                         * Habitat restoration is being measured, monitored and reported.                                                                                                           NGOs
                                                                                                                                                                                         * Where appropriate, high priority private lands have been secured through conservation covenants and statutory agreements that meet the required guidelines.
3.2     Maintain or improve habitat quality of existing populations.                                                                                                       1            * New knowledge has been used to target habitat restoration activities within known populations including white gum planting, fencing, nest boxes and feather dispensers.   Australian Government                        $75,000 pa
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3.3     Develop agreements with priority local and state government agencies to facilitate rehabilitation, enhancement and protection of forty‑spotted pardalote habitat.  2             * Priority areas of degraded habitat are identified and being rehabilitated.                                                                                               State Agencies                               $350,000 pa
                                                                                                                                                                                         * Management agreements have been developed with local and state government agencies which maintain and enhance forty-spotted pardalote habitat.                           NRM regional bodies
                                                                                                                                                                                         * Management agreements and perpetual covenants have prevented further habitat loss or encroachment within or near urban areas.                                            Local Governments
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3.4     Continue to improve reservation status and/or develop management agreements with private landowners.                                                               2            * Implement a covenanting program to protect forty-spotted pardalote habitat on private land.                                                                               State Agencies                               $100,000 pa
                                                                                                                                                                                        * Key breeding and foraging sites on private land identified, habitat quality assessed and perpetual covenants with appropriate management are in place.                    Private landowners
                                                                                                                                                                                        * Landowners have been encouraged to enter covenanting or other private land conservation programs, where relevant.                                                         NRM regional bodies
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Strategy 4: Improve knowledge of the biology and ecology of the forty-spotted pardalote and maintain a long-term monitoring strategy to identify population trends
Action  Description                                                                                                                            Priority  Performance Criteria                                                                                                                                                  Responsible Agencies and potential partners  Indicative Cost

4.1     Develop and implement a long‑term monitoring strategy to inform species status and effectiveness of management interventions.          1             * Long-term monitoring strategy has been developed and implemented.                                                                                               Australian Government                        $100,000 pa
                                                                                                                                                             *     Monitoring incorporates standardised bird count methodology.                                                                                                State Agencies
                                                                                                                                                            -   Acoustic monitoring techniques have been developed to support bird monitoring and expand public involvement.                                                   Traditional Owners
                                                                                                                                                             * Current baseline information on population distribution, size and trends is being collected and