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(2022).

      Figure 9 Summary of early engagement with First Nations groups in southern Australia (page 1). Source: Conservation Management Pty Ltd (2022).

       Figure 10 Summary of early engagement with First Nations groups in southern Australia (page 2) Note: First Nations engagement on feral cats and foxes was conducted simultaneously. For completeness, the summary from this engagement is included here in its entirety. Source: Conservation Management Pty Ltd (2022).

     14 Glossary

      Table 25 Glossary

Term                           Definition
Area of Occupancy              A measure of distributional extent, and a parameter considered in assessing the eligibility of species to be listed as threatened. As defined by the IUCN, this measure is the summed area of 2 km x 2 km grid cells occupied by the species.
Autecology/autecological       The study of individual organisms or species and their interaction with the environment.
Cat susceptibility             A categorisation of the population level susceptibility of a native species to predation by cats, with levels including extreme, high, moderate, low or not: modified from (Radford et al. 2018).
Critically endangered          Under the EPBC Act, a native species is eligible to be included in the critically endangered category at a particular time if, at that time, it is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed criteria.
Endangered                     Under the EPBC Act, a native species is eligible to be included in the endangered category at a particular time if, at that time, (a) it is not critically endangered; and (b) it is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed criteria.
Endemic                        A species that is restricted to a particular place.
Eradicate                      To remove all animals from a population.
Exclosure/exclusion (fencing)  An area that is fenced to protect the native species within and to prevent the entry of introduced predators.
Extant                         A term used to describe a species or taxa that are still in existence (living).
Extent of Occurrence           A measure of distributional extent, and a parameter considered in assessing the eligibility of species to be listed as threatened. As defined by the IUCN, this measure is the total area of a polygon that encompasses all records
Extirpate/extirpation          A species is removed from a particular geographical location. Also referred to as local extinction.
Feral                          An introduced animal, formerly in domestication, with an established, self-supporting population in the wild.
Feral cat                      As defined in section 2, feral cats are individuals of the species Felis catus that are not formally owned, or cared for, by people. They survive by hunting or scavenging for themselves and live in diverse habitats. Most feral cats live in natural environments and have