Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00220:reg:2:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00220
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 13/20)
Character Range: 64397–68392

To be measured through the recovery of species in the area and a reduction in the abundance of feral cats (specific targets will be dependent on the particular species and monitoring ability but should be identified in the relevant program plan).
    * Consistent or complimentary legislation across all states and territories enabling effective control of feral cats.

Action                                                                                                                                                                    Priority and timeframe                                                               Output                                                                                                                  Outcome                                                                                                Responsibility

  2.1 Understand motivations and provide incentives for land managers to include feral cat management into standard land management for biodiversity outcomes             High priority, short term                                                            Options for providing incentives to land managers for cat control                                                       A greater proportion of land managers undertaking effective cat management                             Social scientists, social psychologists, and governments

  2.2 Provide information, in various media and through training, on best practice methods and standard operating procedures for controlling and monitoring feral cats    High priority, medium term                                                           Training material is available to land managers on how to effectively control and monitor feral cats and their impacts  Land managers running management programs for feral cats can effectively design and adapt the program  Researchers in association with communications or education specialists to develop the material. Delivery by government, NGOs, NRM groups, Invasive Animals CRC or Centre for Invasive Species Solutions, and other appropriate organizations. Land managers for uptake.

  2.3 Ensure areas prioritised for feral cat management across Australia maximise benefits to biodiversity at a local, regional and national level                        Very high (for an initial reprioritisation) to medium priority, long term – ongoing  An understanding of how management programs provide effective threat abatement on all scales                            A holistic approach to cat management for threat abatement                                             Governments in association with land managers conducting management programs and regional groups (e.g. NRM bodies)

  2.4 Governments agree to consistent legislation that identifies feral cats as a pest, has requirements for control, and identifies control techniques that may be used  High priority – short term                                                           Consistent legislation for feral cats                                                                                   Land managers in all states and territories legally able to undertake effective control of feral cats  Governments

Objective 3 Develop or maintain alternative strategies for threatened species recovery

Objective 3 is focused on providing options where sustained control of cats using standard techniques is not possible or the degree of sustained control is insufficient to enable threatened species recovery. It is likely that any threatened species recovery program will need to incorporate a range of approaches to abate the threat. Also included in this objective is a consideration of the impact of disease transmission from feral cats to native animals and how this impact may be mitigated.

Action 3.1 Eradicate, or control, cats on offshore islands of high, or potentially high, biodiversity value
Action 3.1 emphasises the importance that islands have in maintaining