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whether improved quarantine protocols could allow the release of animals that may have been brought into captivity for breeding programs or research.
Although this action is particularly important in areas that are chytrid-free (such as the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area), it may also apply to widely separated infected areas of Australia where there is uncertainty about the levels of risk due to potential differences in strain virulence. A precautionary approach should be adopted for these areas i.e. no movement of infected amphibians between widely separated infected regions should occur until appropriately assessed under an approved translocation strategy.
Information on how to manage accidentally translocated amphibians (such as in agricultural produce, e.g. bananas, bagged lettuce) needs to be made available to industry, wildlife professionals and the general community. This should be included in the Communication Strategy (see Action 4.1)
Action 1.4: Ensure intra-state and inter-state implementation of hygiene  protocols, focusing on high priority areas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Medium priority                                                       Appropriate hygiene protocols implemented by all states and provided to land managers, contractors, recreational users, commercial groups and affected communities for implementation.
Preventing the spread of chytrid fungus into chytrid-free high priority areas is vital to the continued existence of some threatened amphibian species and populations.  Implementing effective hygiene protocols will reduce the chances of the amphibian chytrid fungus spreading into these areas. Hygiene protocols and associated education programs have been developed but are yet to be implemented in a coordinated manner across states. These protocols need to be included in management strategies at all levels. (See Action 2.2)                                              Years 1–4
Government departments to ensure that licences and permits for research (including flora or fauna studies) or other activities that have the potential to transmit amphibian chytrid fungus into chytrid-free areas, include conditions that require the use of appropriate disinfection strategies between sites.
Government departments to ensure that persons undertaking recreational and commercial activities, such as bushwalking, fishing, mountain biking, four wheel driving or leading tour groups, that have the potential to transmit amphibian chytrid fungus into chytridiomycosis-free areas, are made aware of their requirements to use appropriate disinfection strategies between sites.
Community access to information about best-practice hygiene and spread-prevention techniques should be included in the Communication Strategy (see Action 4.1).

Objective 2: Identify and prioritise key threatened amphibian species, populations and geographical areas and improve their level of protection by implementing coordinated, cost-effective, on-ground management strategies
This objective aims to identify and prioritise amphibian species and populations that may need protection and prevent additional amphibian species from going extinct due to the impacts of chytrid fungus. It also aims to identify and prioritise the particularly sensitive geographical areas and populations at all levels (Commonwealth, state and territory, regional and local) where management