Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00161:reg:3:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00161
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 4/7)
Character Range: 59773–63570

Sterna anaethetus                  Bridled tern

                                                           Sterna nereis                      Fairy tern

Type/category                                              Scientific name                    Common name                                                                Current status

Unlisted species or taxa that could be adversely affected

Birds (continued)                                          Sterna nilotica                    Gull-billed tern

                                                           Thinornis rubricollis              Hooded plover

                                                           Thinornis rubricollis rubricollis  Hooded plover (eastern)

Mammals                                                    Dasyurus maculatus maculatus       Spot-tailed quoll, spotted-tail quoll, tiger quoll (Tasmanian subspecies)

                                                           Macroderma gigas                   Ghost bat

                                                           Macropus parma                     Parma wallaby

Glossary

            Biocontrol Control of pests by disrupting their ecological status through the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites or pathogens.

            Canid A member of the Canidae family, which includes dogs, foxes and wolves.

            Critically endangered Under the EPBC Act, a native species is eligible to be included in the critically endangered category at a particular time if, at that time, it is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed criteria.

            Endangered Under the EPBC Act, a native species is eligible to be included in the endangered category at a particular time if, at that time, (a) it is not critically endangered; and (b) it is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed criteria.

            Feral An introduced animal, formerly in domestication, with an established, self-supporting population in the wild.

            Genotyping The process of determining the genotype (i.e. the genetic makeup) of an individual with a biological assay.

            Invasive species A species occurring as a result of human activities beyond its accepted normal distribution and which threatens valued environmental, agricultural or personal resources by the damage it causes (Beeton et al. 2006).

            Key threatening process Under the EPBC Act, a process that threatens or may threaten the survival, abundance or evolutionary development of a native species or ecological community.

            Mesopredator  A middle-rank predator in a food web (Saunders and McLeod 2007).

            Performance indicator A criterion or measure that provides information on the extent to which a policy, program or initiative is achieving its outcomes.

            Pest animal or species Any non-human species of animal that causes trouble locally or over a wide area, to one or more persons, either by being a health hazard or a general nuisance, or by causing damage to agriculture, wild ecosystems or natural resources.

            Threat abatement plan Under the EPBC Act, a plan providing for the research, management, and any other actions necessary to reduce the impact of a listed key threatening process on affected species and ecological communities.

            Threatened species A species under the EPBC Act listed as critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent.

            Vulnerable Under the EPBC Act, a native species is eligible to be included in the vulnerable category at a particular time if,