Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432:reg:6:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 14/20)
Character Range: 146027–152193

and limit the extent and spread of wildfires to protect sites and bilby habitat from unmanaged fire following high rainfall events. Consider aerial burning after extensive rainfall events that are likely to create conditions that result in widespread fires. Adapt fire management in response to effect of management on reducing large-scale fires and increasing patchiness.
            * Develop fire management guidelines that protect specific habitat elements, such as key food resources (for example witchetty grubs).
            * Develop fire management guidelines for the following areas: the Pilbara, Lancewood (NT) and Dampierland (IBRA).
5b      Undertake the action 5a burns at selected sites across habitat types, and:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Sites to be selected by recovery team across sand-plain, Pindan and savannah areas. Consider:                                                                                                                                                                 Recovery team Science subcommittee, relevant Indigenous land managers and organisations, including Indigenous rangers and Traditional Owners, researchers, state and territory government conservation agencies, WWF, relevant NRM organisations.
            * Collate and share traditional ecological knowledge on the effect of burning on key bilby food sources.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Newhaven (NT), Pilliga SCA (NSW), Mallee Cliffs NP (NSW), Sturt NP (NSW), Nyul Nyul (WA), Karajarri (WA), Nyikina Mangala (WA), Kintore (NT), Kiwirrkurra (WA), Marruwa (WA), Katjarra (WA), Mungarlu (WA), Matuwa (WA), Kurrara Kurarra (WA), Yawinya (WA).
            * Monitor and analyse effects on the availability of key bilby plant food, for example to test and refine the fire-rainfall-Yakirra model.
            * Determine whether fire plays a role in promoting key food resources in the Pindan and savannah areas of the Kimberley / Dampierland (IBRA).
            * Test the response of bilbies (including habitat quality, food availability, predators, dingoes) to experimental fire manipulation in five different bilby population fragments in sand plain habitat.

Table 6 Improve habitat connectivity and maintain habitat extent
Action  Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Relevant site/s                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Partners
5c      Compile traditional ecological knowledge about links between habitat, fire patterns and key bilby food availability.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        For all relevant sites as identified by partners.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Indigenous land managers and organisations, including Indigenous rangers and Traditional Owners.
5d      Ground-truth and refine bilby habitat model within the separate regions (for example using 2 ha plot and occurrence data, remote sensing data and vegetation mapping):                                                                                                                                                                                                      Sites to be selected by recovery team.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Recovery team Science subcommittee, Indigenous land managers and organisations, including Indigenous rangers and Traditional Owners, researchers, state and territory government conservation agencies, WWF, relevant NRM organisations.
            * Investigate relationship between modelled bilby habitat and fire history (for example area of habitat to area burnt), and development and climate.
5e      Enlarge and reconnect small wild populations. Improve connectivity by managing habitat quality between bilby populations in south-west Qld:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Astrebla Downs NP (Qld) and Diamantina NP(Qld), Pullen Pullen Reserve (Qld) and adjacent lands.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      DES, Bush Heritage Australia, Save the Bilby Fund, landholders of lands adjacent to Astrebla Downs and