Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01285:reg:13:p91
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01285
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13 (pt 91/98)
Character Range: 493224–496081

and Clerk Islets (Parks & Wildlife Service 2006).
Fauna
Macquarie Island is inhabited by a large variety of wildlife. About 86,500 Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), fur seals (Arctocephalus spp.), and around 3.5 million seabirds breed on the island (Selkirk et al. 1990). Seventy-two bird species have been recorded on Macquarie Island. Twenty seabird species breed on Macquarie Island, notably King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), endemic Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli), Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) and Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua). Over a million birds attend a rookery at Hurd Point at the southern end of the island during the breeding season (Selkirk et al. 1990).
Albatross and petrel breeding locations
Wandering Albatross at Macquarie Island usually nest in a loose colony on moderately wind-exposed areas of the plateau edge up to an altitude of 250 m. The same nest is commonly re-used (Tickell 1985). Nests have been recorded along the western side of the island, extending around to the southern side at Petrel Peak and the northern side at Handspike Corner. Nests have also been recorded on the raised beach terrace areas, from the north-western corner to Aurora Cave. Black-browed Albatross is a colonial species and breeds in small numbers on South-West Point. Three small colonies and several solitary nests are located in this area. A larger population of Black-browed Albatrosses breed on Bishop and Clerk Islets (Brothers & Ledingham 2008). The Grey-headed Albatross forms dispersed colonies with the breeding population confined to the slopes on the southern side of Petrel Peak, West Rock and the slopes opposite West Rock. The majority of birds breed on the steep, tussocky southern slopes of Petrel Peak. The Light-mantled Albatross breeds solitarily or in loose colonies and has the largest breeding distribution of all the albatrosses on Macquarie Island. Nests are found at the northern end of the island around Bauer Bay, North Head and Sandy Bay. Nests are also found in the south around Caroline Cove, Hurd Point and Lusitania Bay. Southern Giant Petrels form loose breeding colonies on the coastal plateau or headlands, or on exposed flats, hillsides or ridge tops (Voisin 1988). Most of the adult birds roost communally on the coastal beaches and around lakes. Northern Giant Petrel establish solitary nests at low altitudes among dense tussock-grass on the coastal flats around the island (Gales & Brothers 1996). The Grey Petrel breed in loose colonies along the escarpment of the east and west coasts of the island, with the highest density of burrows at North Head.
Introduced species
Table 41 indicates that up to 2021, sixteen species of vertebrates are known to have been introduced to Macquarie Island since its discovery. Four of these species are still present on Macquarie