Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432:reg:6:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 13/20)
Character Range: 138452–146290

(WA), Paruku (WA), Ngurrara (WA), South of 33 (WA), Jenkins Track (WA), East of 33 (WA), Pangkapirni and east (WA), Katjarra (WA), Matuwa (WA), Kurrara Kurrara (WA), Mungarlu (WA), Sturt NP 'Wild Training Zone' (NSW).
4l      Improve understanding of immigration corridors, source populations and feral cat movement/ occupancy associated with prey irruption events in south western Qld, to enable effective scale and timing of control activities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   All relevant sites.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            AWC, DAFF, University of Queensland (UQ), Save the Bilby Fund.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Currently sites identified by partners include Astrebla Downs NP (Qld) and Diamantina NP (Qld) and adjoining lands.
4m      Investigate the interaction between feral predators and dingoes, including determining whether dingoes supress foxes and feral cats and if so, under what conditions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          All relevant sites as identified by partners.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Indigenous land managers and organisations, including Indigenous rangers and Traditional Owners, state and territory government conservation agencies, relevant NRM organisations.

6.3.5             On-ground Strategy: Improve and maintain habitat
For the Greater Bilby population size to grow, and for the species to persist at sites where it currently occurs, bilbies need food, shelter, protection from predators, and the opportunity to connect with other bilbies. The ability for habitat to provide for bilbies is often related to fire regimes (Table 5), land uses that fragment or reduce the amount of habitat present (Table 6), and habitat degradation resulting from introduced species (Table 7). A changing climate is expected to influence habitat quality, and the nature and effectiveness of habitat management actions. While addressing the causes of climate change is not within the scope of this plan, it is important to anticipate changes to the ecology of bilby habitat, respond to changes in knowledge about climate change and implement habitat management actions accordingly.
While not specifically identified as an action, it is important that existing traditional ecological knowledge be considered when implementing this strategy.
Table 5 Manage fire
Action  Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Relevant site/s                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Partners
5a      Define, promote and implement region-specific fire management to minimise large-scale fires and promote increased patchiness or mosaics, using traditional ecological burning and traditional Indigenous knowledge:                                                                                                                                                                                                                   All sites with active management, except sites in Queensland where fire management is not required.                                                                                                                                                           Indigenous land managers and organisations, including Indigenous rangers and Traditional Owners, researchers, state and territory government conservation agencies, WWF, relevant NRM organisations AWC.
            * Undertake burning (including patch burning, traditional burning, linear fire breaks) at each known site. Adapt fire management based on long-term bilby population size response.
            * Undertake landscape-scale fire management and limit the extent and spread of wildfires to protect sites and bilby habitat from unmanaged fire following high rainfall events. Consider aerial burning after extensive rainfall events that are likely to create conditions that result in widespread fires. Adapt