Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01747:reg:9:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01747
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 5/20)
Character Range: 316314–319387

Much has been achieved because of the implementation of these plans, including a substantially improved conservation outlook for many threatened species. However, the ongoing need for such plans shows that this key threatening process is challenging to abate, and will require long-term investments in research and management, and long-term support from key stakeholders and the public.

Some of the priorities for actions have been largely consistent across these plans. Others have evolved as some issues have been resolved, or new challenges emerge. In Appendix 6, the actions in this plan are counterpointed and linked with those in the preceding (2015) threat abatement plan. There is a considerable degree of continuity across these 2 plans, with such continuity helping to sustain important actions over the longer time periods required to abate this threat and recover threatened species affected by cats. The greatest points of difference are a series of actions in this plan that relate to enhancing coordination of planning and policy instruments (e.g. linkages between recovery plans and conservation advices and with this plan; regional planning; impact assessment), more inclusion of First Nations perspectives and priorities, more emphasis on monitoring and reporting in this plan, and a more marked segregation of landscape options (i.e. with different actions and objectives according to the degree of susceptibility of species to cat predation).

     13 Appendices

Some of these appendices comprise databases for which links are provided.

Appendix 1. Nationally threatened and migratory animal species known to be preyed upon by cats, or for which predation by cats is considered a possible or confirmed threat

Available at: DCCEEW Website

Appendix 2. Cat-susceptibility of terrestrial mammals, reptiles, and birds

Available at: DCCEEW Website

Appendix 3. A compilation of the research-focused actions under the strategic themes

This threat abatement plan (TAP) recognises that there are some key knowledge gaps that currently constrain management effectiveness, and priority research and monitoring actions that should seek to fill these gaps and report on progress. In this appendix, these research and monitoring actions are drawn out of the tables of actions under each objective, arranged under their strategic theme, and mapped to the research priorities defined by the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI). Developed over a series of stakeholder meetings with researchers, managers and government agencies, WABSI outlined a series of research issues that it considered were priorities for filling key knowledge gaps in relation to enhancing the management of cats (primarily feral cats) in order to improve biodiversity outcomes (Webber 2020). These WABSI research priorities were aggregated into 5 focal areas, summarised in Table 21. Note that, for brevity, the statement of individual actions is condensed.

      Table 21 Research-focused actions under the strategic themes

Research, monitoring and related