Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01082:reg:1:p21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01082
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 21/30)
Character Range: 99341–109517

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                                                                                                             * Where appropriate, mitigation measures include mechanical reduction of fuel loads.                                                                                                                                  PV
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4f      Where necessary, mitigate the impacts of quail hunting on plains-wanderer survival.    3             * Lost and deteriorated 'No Shooting' signs on farm gates and fences are replaced for interested landholders.                                                                                                         DELWP                                        -
                                                                                                             * The recorded history of quail hunting impacts on plains-wanderers is collated and, if appropriate, a case is developed for excluding quail hunting from key areas of the Northern Plains of Victoria.               PV
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                                                                                                             * Illegal quail hunting is reduced/stopped in key plains-wanderer habitat.
                                                                                                             * An information flyer on plains-wanderers is developed for incorporation into hunting guides.
4g      Where necessary, mitigate the impacts to plains-wanderers from the use of pesticides.  2             * Protocols for the use of spraying exclusion zones around plains-wanderers and their habitat are maintained or enhanced, if found to be necessary based on the outcomes of action 3b.                                DELWP                                        -
                                                                                                             * Any recommended updates to protocols are clearly articulated to key state agencies.                                                                                                                                 PV
                                                                                                             * A community outreach program is developed to inform relevant landholders about best-practice pest control protocols in the vicinity of plains-wanderer habitat.                                                     OEH
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Strategy 5: Improve understanding of the distribution and population trends of the plains-wanderer.
Research Actions
Action  Description  Priority                                                                                                                                                           Performance Criteria  Responsible Agencies and potential partners                                                                                                                                        Indicative Cost
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 *priority 1 only
        5a           Increase understanding of population dynamics and ecology of the plains-wanderer (e.g. population size, age/size class structure, dispersal rates, distribution).  2                         * Knowledge on the population dynamics (including recruitment and survivorship in populations) of the plains-wanderer is significantly increased.                              OEH                 -
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  * Measures of current population size and age/class structure are identified and dispersal rates are assessed.                                                                 DELWP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  * Understanding of the plains-wanderers spatial ecology, and preferred floristic habitat attributes, is increased.                                                             PV
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  * Genetic material is collected, stored and recorded from plains-wanderers, whenever the opportunity arises.                                                                   Research community
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  * Opportunities to use genetic techniques to analyse plains-wanderer population size and trends have been investigated.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  * Long-term population monitoring results are analysed to determine availability of birds for any captive breeding program, and allow for investigation of causes of decline.

On-ground actions
Action  Description                                                                                                                                              Priority  Performance Criteria                                                                                                                                                                        Responsible Agencies and potential partners  Indicative Cost
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    *priority 1 only
5b      Implement a long term plains-wanderer monitoring program in the species' strongholds in the Riverina region of NSW and the Northern Plains of Victoria.  1             * Long-term monitoring grids are established at key sites across the Riverina region in NSW and the Northern Plains region in Victoria.                                                 OEH                                          $30 000 pa
                                                                                                                                                                               * Regular effective monitoring of plains-wanderer populations is conducted at permanent sites, and incorporates measurements of habitat structure, native grass and herb cover.         DELWP
                                                                                                                                                                               * Population trends