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boundaries of the park (such as camel management), effective control may depend on regional management programs and cooperation with neighbours. The impacts of other threats such as large scale wildfires can also exacerbate the impacts of introduced animals on native fauna. Although fire management is a key ecological management tool, intense large fire can also negatively impact on vegetation and reduce native habitat leading to increased predation by and establishment of introduced species.

 Bringing in or keeping plants or animals, or cultivating plants in the park is prohibited, except in accordance with this management plan or a permit issued by the Director (see sections 3.2.3 and 3.2.4). The Weeds Management Act 2001 (NT) also applies to the park. At the time of writing this plan rabbits, foxes and cats are listed as key threatening processes under the EPBC Act. Management of the park should align with national threat abatement plans for these species, which provide for the research, management, and any other actions necessary to reduce the impacts on native species and ecological communities.

   Table 3: Introduced animal species at Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park and their effects on cultural and natural values

 Species                          Impacts on park values

 Camel                            Implicated in the reduction of plant species including vulnerable species. Potential to damage sacred sites and degrade the condition of waterholes and water quality. Camels may also impact on visitor safety (e.g. through vehicle accidents).

 Kamula, auru

 Rabbit                           Potential to denude the country of vegetation and out-compete small native mammals.

 Rapita, pintjatanpa

 Mouse                            Successful invader of disturbed environments and habitats that have lost native rodents. Extremely high numbers can occur during favourable seasons but drop quickly as conditions dry out.

 Mingkiri

 Cat                              Prey upon many arid zone reptiles and small mammals (Paltridge 2002), resulting in significant declines of small mammal populations (Smith & Quin 1996). Three of the park's vulnerable species are of typical prey size for cats - the great desert skink (tjakuṟa), mulgara (murtja) and rufous-haired wallaby (mala). Cats were a major factor in the failure of the mala reintroduction program in the Tanami Desert which is a consideration for future reintroduction programs.

 Ngaya, mulku, putji, putjikata

 Fox                              Have affected populations of tjakuṟa in the park and were likely to be involved in the loss of black-footed rock wallaby from Kata Tjuṯa in the 1980s. Three of the park's threatened species are of typical prey size for foxes - tjakuṟa, murtja and mala.

 Tuuka

 Dog                              Domestic dogs mainly live in the residential area of the park, but may roam into the park and impact on its natural values. Aṉangu have historically kept dogs of mixed breeds including dingo (Canis lupus dingo).

 Papa, tjitutja

 Fire management

 Fire (waṟu) is a natural