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Water recognises the ongoing connection of First Nations Peoples to culture and country across the water mouse distribution and beyond. We acknowledge First Nations Peoples as Traditional Owners, Custodians and Lore Keepers.
This recovery plan has been developed with the involvement and support of a broad range of partners, including Commonwealth and State environment departments, researchers, Aboriginal Corporations, Natural Resource Management bodies, local government, community group representatives, private land managers/custodians, and ecological consultants.
We would also like to thank all the partners who have assisted with recovery effort thus far, including the land managers and custodians who have actively contributed to recovery efforts on the land for which they are responsible.
The preparation of this plan was funded by the Commonwealth Government.
Image credits
Water Mouse (Xeromys myoides) at Sandringham Bay Conservation Park on the central Queensland Coast. John Atkinson via Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0.

Contents
Summary
1.1 Status
1.2 Description, habitat and distribution
1.3 Threats
1.4 Recovery plan vision, objectives and strategies
1.5 Criteria for success
1.6 Recovery team
2 Recovery information
2.1 Historical context
2.2 Conservation status
2.3 International obligations
2.4 Consultation
2.5 Partners
2.6 Species significance
3 Species information
3.1 Taxonomy
3.2 Description
3.3 Distribution
3.4 Habitat
3.5 Shelter and breeding
3.6 Diet and foraging
3.7 Movement
3.8 Connectivity and dispersal
3.9 Population size
3.10 Population trend
3.11 Important locations
3.12 Targeted survey methods
3.13 Intermittent detectability
4 Threats
4.1 Coastal development (urban and commercial)
4.2 Rapid sea level rise with climate change
4.3 Mangrove dieback
4.4 Prolonged and extreme inundation
4.5 Introduced predators
4.6 Cropping and aquaculture
4.7 Coastal pollution
4.8 Large herbivores
4.9 Fire
4.10 Weeds
4.11 Distribution of threats
4.12 Locations (populations) under pressure
4.13 Locations that are managed
4.14 Occurrence in protected areas
5 Recovery
5.1 Objectives
5.2 Actions
5.3 Priorities, timeframes and funding
5.4 Social and economic considerations
5.5 Ecological co-benefits
5.6 Plan implementation and evaluation
References
Expert Insight
Appendix A: Recorded water mouse locations
Appendix B: Priority locations for targeted water mouse detection surveys
Appendix C: Report framework for targeted water mouse surveys and incidental detections

Tables
Table 1: Affected interests and their relationship with the water mouse Recovery Plan
Table 2: Risk matrix
Table 3: Indicative summary of threat impacts across the water mouse distribution.
Table 4: Occurrence of water mouse in protected and heritage areas.
Table 5: Actions to ensure activities and developments in coastal areas within the modelled distribution of the water mouse are adequately assessed and regulated (Strategy 1).
Table 6: Actions to map water mouse habitat and locations at a fine scale (Strategy 2).
Table 7: Actions to develop clear and adaptive communications and implement tailored engagement processes (Strategy 3).
Table 8: Actions to support