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non-invasive surveying techniques, the main species (both introduced and native) competing for forty‑spotted pardalote hollows have been identified throughout its range.                                                        Academic institutions                        $100,000 pa
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                                                                                                                                                                                                * Areas with high levels of competition throughout the species' range have been identified, particularly where introduced species are the main threat.                                                                                                Private landowners
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                                                                                                                                                                                                * An improved understanding of hollow use and competition (and potential predation) can be demonstrated.                                                                                                                                              NRM regional bodies

                                                                                                                                                                                                * Any new knowledge has been incorporated into management interventions.

1.8     Refine current knowledge of nest site requirements, and improve the effectiveness of nest boxes and artificial hollows to improve breeding success.                        1            * Improved knowledge on the nest site requirements of forty-spotted pardalotes has been generated.                                                                                                                                                    Academic institutions                        $100,000 pa
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                                                                                                                                                                                                * Development of a long-lasting nest box or hollow log design that reduces competition for nest sites and does not require frequent replacement or maintenance.                                                                                       Private landowners
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      NGOs
                                                                                                                                                                                                * A nest box strategy for the forty‑spotted pardalote has been developed and implemented including aspects such as optimal spacing of nest boxes and reducing intraspecific competition with striated pardalotes.                                     NRM regional bodies

                                                                                                                                                                                                * Funding and resources have been acquired for long-term monitoring and maintenance of nest box programs.

1.9     Assess and manage introduced predators .                                                                                                                                   3            * Impact of introduced predators has been assessed and areas of high impact identified.                                                                                                                                                               Australian Government                        $350,000 pa
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                                                                                                                                                                                                * A standardised monitoring program for relevant predators has been designed and implemented across all known forty-spotted pardalote populations.                                                                                                    Traditional Owners
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                                                                                                                                                                                                * Actions to control introduced predators undertaken if required.                                                                                                                                                                                     NGOs
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                                                                                                                                                                                                * Reporting on introduced predator monitoring is coordinated and results are accessible by responsible agencies and recovery partners.

1.10    Manage recreation and other human activities that negatively impact the species.                                                                                           2             * Activities which could kill or damage forty-spotted pardalote habitat (e.g., off-road vehicles, trail-bike riding, horse-riding off formed tracks, lighting of fires) or disturb birds are prevented in critical forty‑spotted pardalote habitat.  State Agencies                               $50,000 pa
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                                                                                                                                                                                                 * Activities which may increase general levels of noise, human activity, and vehicular traffic have been prevented or mitigated within or adjacent to known populations.                                                                             Community groups

                                                                                                                                                                                                 * Develop guidelines for managing human activity, including criteria for approval of commercial enterprises, in forty-spotted pardalote habitat.

Strategy 2: Increase the number and viability of forty-spotted pardalote subpopulations through translocation and supplementation techniques
Action  Description                                                                                                                                                                               Priority  Performance Criteria                                                                                                                                                                Responsible Agencies and potential partners  Indicative Cost

2.1     Use Population Viability Analysis (PVA) to determine the viable population size, and where mortality in the life cycles has the greatest effect on population trends.                     1            * Update PVA with new information on the species ecology to inform adaptive management.                                                                                          Academic institutions                        $75,000