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planning. These will be developed in partnership with state, territory and local governments, government authorities, in consultation with key interest groups and affected groups (section 16.1) relevant to the bioregion.

12.3 Conservation and other translocations
Translocation is a tool widely adopted in species conservation and is commonly used following the rehabilitation of displaced or injured Koalas. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) sets out a framework for conservation translocation decisions (IUCN/SSC 2013) under which Australian governments operate. The goals or objectives of any given translocation depend on the circumstances and the intended outcomes. The IUCN classifies translocations based on their primary intent, and fall into one of the following two categories:
1) Conservation translocations (including conservation introductions): to improve the status of the species via population restoration (re-introduction or reinforcement) or introducing a species beyond its former range.
2) Other translocations: accidental, non-lethal control, rehabilitation, commercial/recreational (including salvage from land use change), religious, biological control, animal rights liberation or aesthetic reasons. These are not considered conservation activities.
While the states and territory have their own translocation policies and processes for plants and animals, this recovery plan recognises the need to foster consistent approaches to conservation translocation decision making by developing guidelines and principles for the listed Koala.
Action 6b of the recovery plan is intended to address decisions relating to conservation translocations. Although unintended, such guidelines or principles are likely to be relevant to other translocations that may have potential impact on the conservation of the species. A Koala translocation guideline document will assist in decision making on conservation translocations may be considered as a response to projected climate change and for the maintenance of a healthy, genetically connected metapopulation. It will outline a set of principles to enable a transparent, consistent, and coordinated approach to decisions on Koala conservation translocations. It will be based on up-to-date knowledge and will include considerations such as population structure and gene flow, genetic diversity, disease, and landscape context to guide decision making on conservation translocations for the listed Koala. This document will be developed under the guidance of the Expert Advisory Committee (or sub-group with relevant expertise) in consultation with stakeholders.
This guideline is not intended to address decisions relating to captive care and breeding of Koalas, or protocols for the welfare, treatment of disease and trauma, and care of transferring Koalas among facilities or to the wild. These are addressed by other relevant national and state policies and guidelines and, where required, through updated national documents (Action 2g).

13. Schedule and costs
The conservation of the listed Koala across a large geographic range will require considerable investment from partners, interest groups, volunteers, in-kind contributions (such as regular government business or