Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00220:reg:2:p16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00220
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 16/20)
Character Range: 73666–78120

published.
    * Results of research into alternative ways to assist threatened species to avoid predation adopted by land managers as demonstrated through plans and reported techniques and outcomes.
    * Cat borne diseases and their impact on other species, including native species and livestock, are better understood.
    * The prevalence of cat borne diseases in native species is measured. Where there is a significant impact on a threatened species mitigation measures are instigated, and results measured and reported.
    * The  review by Moodie (1995) summarising the potential for biological control of eral cats including diseases is publicly available.

Action                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Priority and timeframe              Output                                                                                                         Outcome                                                                                                                       Responsibility

  3.1 Eradicate, or control, cats on offshore islands of high, or potentially high, biodiversity value                                                                                                                                             Very-high priority, long term       Cats eradicated or under sustained control on offshore islands                                                 Cat-free islands where threatened species can be recovered                                                                    Island owners or managers, including governments where they are managers

  3.2 Establish, enhance or maintain biosecurity measures for cat-free offshore islands to prevent incursions                                                                                                                                      Very high priority, short term      Cat-free offshore islands have biosecurity measures                                                            Cat-free islands remain cat free                                                                                              Island owners or managers and all visitors

  3.3 Establish and maintain further fenced reserves ("mainland islands") for threatened species where it is identified cats cannot be controlled to the level required for threatened species recovery                                            Very high priority, medium term     Fenced reserves created and maintained for key threatened species populations                                  Preventing localised extinctions. Threatened species recovery for species under greatest pressure by predation by feral cats  Government and non-government conservation land managers

  3.4 Research methods to understand thresholds of cat abundance required to improve survival rates for threatened species heavily preyed upon by feral cats. Research ways in which adaptation by threatened species may improve survival rates.  High priority, long term - ongoing  Use of alternative methods (to cat management actions or exclusion fencing) for threatened species protection  More resilient populations of threatened species to the effects of cat predation                                              Researchers

  3.5 Continue research into cat diseases, including Toxoplasma gondii and sarcosporidiosis, their prevalence, ability to transmit to other species (including livestock and humans) their impacts, and ways to mitigate the impacts.              High priority, medium term          An understanding of cat diseases and their impacts                                                             Impact of disease transmission from feral cats is mitigated                                                                   Researchers and land managers

Objective 4 Increase public support for feral cat management and promote responsible cat ownership

Objective 4 is particularly important for a species that is also highly valued as a domestic companion by many in the community. To gain or maintain support from the community to manage feral cats it is important to have ongoing education campaigns to raise awareness and change attitudes (as necessary) about the impact of predation by feral cats on