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Character Range: 193069–196072

has also been recorded. A number of other plant species which occur in Booderee have significant conservation status and warrant special protection because they are at the edge of their range (Taws 1997), have limited distribution or are considered rare (Briggs and Leigh 1996). A number of other plant species occur in the park that, although not necessarily threatened, may warrant particular management consideration due to their iconic status. Such species include waratahs, rock orchids and elkhorns (see Appendix E).

Bowen Island requires a distinctive management approach in light of its unique vegetation communities and significance as seabird breeding habitat. Although the use of fire to manage Bowen Island was excluded under the first plan, future management may require use of fire to maintain the island's natural values.

Fauna
Results of past wildlife surveys indicate that Booderee's terrestrial and marine native fauna is diverse and abundant. More than 30 mammal species, some 200 bird species, 37 reptile species, 17 amphibian species and at least 180 fish species have been recorded in the area of the park.

A number of animal species listed as threatened or migratory under Part 13 of the EPBC Act occur in the park and in addition several listed marine species from a range of groups (for example, seals, birds, turtles, sea-horses and sea-dragons) are either known or expected to occur there (see Appendix E). Management reflects the conservation requirements of these species: the Fire Management Program, for instance, provides specific guidelines for each relevant threatened fauna species.

The park is a stronghold of the nationally endangered eastern bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus), with probably the largest population (approximately one-third of all individuals of the species) occurring on the Bherwerre Peninsula. In 2004, in accordance with recommended recovery strategies, a small number of birds from the Bherwerre Peninsula (including the park) were successfully translocated to Beecroft Peninsula. At the time of preparing this plan, this additional Jervis Bay population appears to have become established.

During the life of the first plan the nationally vulnerable green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea) apparently became locally extinct in the park due to chytridiomycosis, a fungal disease responsible for the decline of many amphibian species worldwide.

Sub-fossil remains indicate that southern brown bandicoots (Isoodon obesulus) (EPBC listed as endangered) and long-nosed potoroos (Potorous tridactylus) (EPBC listed as vulnerable) were once abundant in the Jervis Bay region. The principal threatening process for these species is predation by foxes and, following effective fox control in Booderee, a proposal was made to reintroduce these species. Suitable habitat and disease-free populations have been examined and the proposal to reintroduce the species under the prescriptions of the first plan was approved by the Board in 2008.

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