Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01747:reg:9:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01747
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 2/20)
Character Range: 308006–311151

Nations' knowledges are integrated in conservation assessments, processes and planning for threatened species and ecological communities.

    Target 16. First Nations-led recovery activities for threatened species and ecological communities are increased.

    Target 17. Emergency response management and planning for critical biodiversity assets improves across jurisdictions.

    Target 19. At least five new tools are developed to mitigate the impact of broad-scale threats on threatened species.

    Target 20. Monitoring standards for all priority species are published and monitoring tools and protocols are created for at least 50 per cent of priority species.

This threat abatement plan aligns with the objective and target that relate to invasive species in Australia's Strategy for Nature 2024-2030:

    Objective 7. Reduce threats and risks to nature and build resilience

    Target: Eradicate or control invasive species in priority landscapes and further minimise their introduction by 2030.

This threat abatement plan will complement other planning processes and strategies for threat abatement and threatened species recovery. These will include:

    * Other threat abatement plans where there is a clear overlap in issues (for example the Threat abatement plan for predation by the European red fox).

    * Recovery plans and conservation advices for threatened species susceptible to cat predation may also describe priorities and actions for management of feral cats.

    * Nine Australian sites listed as World Heritage for present-day natural values, at which cats are present (Budj Bim Cultural Landscapes, Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Greater Blue Mountains Area, Kakadu National Park, K'gari (Fraser Island), Purnululu National Park, Tasmanian Wilderness, The Ningaloo Coast, Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, and Wet Tropics of Queensland). Managing cats at these sites will contribute to protecting the natural values for which the sites were recognised.

     11 Guidance for regulators

Species

Assessments of development proposals should consider the potential consequences of any such development for the abundance and impacts of cats on native species that are moderately, highly or extremely cat-susceptible. The types of native species that are most susceptible to cats are:

   Mammals: Terrestrial marsupials and rodents; of intermediate body size (around 400 g); whose habitats are more open and arid; and in areas that are not rugged.

   Birds: species restricted to islands; of intermediate body size (~60-300 g); that nest or forage on the ground; and whose habitat is not rainforest or wetland.

   Reptiles: species with predictable activity (e.g. latrines, burrows); that live in more open habitats (e.g. arid areas) that are not rugged; that are colonial; terrestrial; and have slow reproductive rates.

Appendix 1 lists nationally threatened and migratory species that are known to be preyed upon by cats or for which predation by cats is considered a potential or recognised threat.

Appendix 2 attributes levels of cat-susceptibility to native species, including