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National Recovery Plan

for the

Christmas Island Shrew

Crocidura attenuata trichura

Martin Schulz

Prepared by Martin Schultz, for the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage.

Published by the Commonwealth of Australia.

Made under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: August 2004

ISBN  0 642 55011 5

© Commonwealth of Australia
This publication is copyright.  Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth.  Requests and inquiries regarding reproduction should be addressed to:

Assistant Secretary
Natural Resource Management Policy Branch
Department of the Environment and Heritage
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Citation
  Schulz, M. (2004).  National Recovery Plan for the Christmas Island Shrew Crocidura attenuata trichura.  Department of the Environment and Heritage, Canberra.

Cover illustration copyright Max Orchard.

Disclaimer:
This recovery plan sets out the actions necessary to stop the decline of, and support the recovery of, the listed threatened species.  The Australian Government is committed to acting in accordance with the plan and to implementing the plan as it applies to Commonwealth areas.

The plan has been developed with the involvement and cooperation of a broad range of stakeholders, but the making of this plan does not necessarily indicate the commitment of individual stakeholders to undertaking any specific actions.  The attainment of objectives and the provision of funds may be subject to budgetary and other constraints affecting the parties involved. Proposed actions may be subject to modification over the life of the plan due to changes in knowledge.

Copies available from: http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/recovery/list-common.html

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY                                                             2
INTRODUCTION                                                        4
PART A: Species information AND general requirements                5

Species                                                             5
Conservation status                                                 5
Taxonomy                                                            5
Objects of the Act                                                  5
International Obligations                                           5
Affected Interests                                                  5
Role and interests of indigenous people                             6
Benefits to other species/ecological communities                    6
Social and economic impacts                                         6

PART B: DISTRIBUTION AND LOCATION                                   8

Distribution                                                        8
Habitat                                                             9
Habitat critical to the survival of the species                     9
Important populations                                               9

PART C: KNOWN AND POTENTIAL THREATS                                 11

Identification of threats                                           11
Areas under threat                                                  12
Populations under threat                                            12

PART D: OBJECTIVES, CRITERIA AND ACTIONS                            13

Recovery objectives and timelines                                   13
Performance criteria                                                13
Evaluation of performance                                           13
Actions                                                             14
Management Practices                                                16

PART E: DURATION OF RECOVERY PLAN AND ESTIMATED COSTS               17

Stage 1 - Costs of actions prior to location of extant populations  17
Stage 2 - Alternative costs if extant populations found in Year 1   17
Resource Allocation                                                 17

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS                                                    18

REFERENCES                                                          19

APPENDIX 1: TARGETED SURVEY                                         21

Summary

Current Status
The Christmas Island Shrew Crocidura attenuata trichura is the only member of the shrew family (Soricidae) recorded in an Australian