Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2007B00386:body:0:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2007B00386
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Character Range: 33108–36134

on the habitats in which birds are seen. Once every five years, volunteers from the ARA will visit the island and trap and mark additional birds to maintain a majority of marked birds in the population.

In addition a sample of goshawk nests should be monitored annually. Monitoring of ten nests over a number of years will provide a considerable amount of information on breeding success, diet, and habitat requirements, and would be relatively inexpensive. Breeding success data will allow evaluation of the species' status and population viability. Knowledge of diet is essential to evaluate the effects of habitat change, and predict the likely impact of any proposed changes in land management on the island. Information on diet and breeding requirements, combined with data from the population survey on distribution, ranging and spacing, will enable refinement of the definition of habitat critical to the survival of Christmas Island Goshawks, and determination of at what stage/s they utilise rehabilitated areas.

Ten nests will be monitored for signs of breeding, and once breeding has commenced monitored regularly (fortnightly) while the breeding attempt continues. In addition roost sites of parents should be located and pellets collected for dietary analysis. The pellets should be relatively straightforward to analyse due to the limited number of potential vertebrate prey. Insects should be identified as accurately as possible. Monitoring of nesting and collection and analysis of pellets could be part of the general duties of the resource management staff of PANCI.

               Specific objective 2. Determine and maximise total population size and area of occupancy
               Performance Criteria Protection of all habitat critical outside the national park.
               Action  4. Develop and implement wildlife management plan outside the national park
               Action  5. Ensure protection of habitat critical outside the national park.
Most forested land outside the National Park is publicly owned, by the Commonwealth. PAN staff are routinely involved with the other stakeholders in negotiations over development proposals. This is ongoing. These proposals can occur unexpectedly and as there is no overall wildlife management plan outside the park, are assessed on an ad hoc basic. While consultation with other agencies and proponents on projects will be essential and ongoing (under the EPBC Act referrals process), achievement of long-term protection of threatened species outside the park requires a more comprehensive and considered approach through the development of a wildlife management program. The EPBC Regulations include that actions under an approved management plan are not considered offences in relation to protected species, and that a management plan must not, or not be likely to, adversely affect the conservation status of a protected species or a population of a protected species. The Goshawk meets the definition of a protected species.

The plan should