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as goannas can overheat very quickly.

 If cats appear to be avoiding cage traps, soft-jaw leghold traps may be more suitable, as if set properly they are invisible to the cats (but note different states have different legislation related to using leghold traps for cats). Leghold trapping requires training from an expert and is most successful if you spend time tracking the
 cat first to get to know its behaviour and movement patterns. Traps can then be set in pairs or groups of three along a cat's regular pathways, using vegetation such as spinifex to channel the cat through the area with the traps buried under the sand. Food based lures tend to attract dingoes, birds and other non-target species so leghold trapping relies more on strategic placement of traps in areas where the cat is likely to walk, sometimes with the addition of a territorial lure such as cat urine. If dingoes are captured in leghold traps, a catch-pole noose can be used to immobilise the animal while the trap is released from its foot. Leghold traps need checking twice a day. It is important to keep good records about where traps are set to make sure none are missed or forgotten about. The Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary Rangers are experts in leghold trapping feral cats.
   Strategy 5: Predator management

 Aim                    Action                                                                                                 Outputs                                                                   Outcomes                                            Measurable Indicator
 Effective predator     5.1 Monitor                                                                                            Number of                                                                 Improved                                            Number of sub-
 management             predator visitation                                                                                    subpopulations                                                            understanding of                                    populations where
 reduces the number     to Tjakura burrows                                                                                     where camera trap                                                         status of predator                                  camera trap
 of Tjakura killed by   by deploying                                                                                           monitoring occurs                                                         pressure to guide                                   monitoring occurs
 predators              cameras at burrows                                                                                                                                                               predator control
                        in the spring                                                                                                                                                                    efforts
                        5.2 Conduct cat control at priority sites when and where required, prioritising sites that get burnt   Ongoing targeted cat control conducted at a minimum of 5 subpopulations   Reduced Predation pressure at Tjakura burrows       At cat control sites:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             # Cat visitations per month
                                                                                                                               Number of cats killed at Tjakura sites                                    Improved survival of skinks in cat- managed areas
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             # Cats removed each year

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             #Number of active burrows at monitoring sites

   Photograph 16. Cat captured in a leghold trap by CLC rangers in the Tanami Desert
   Source: Desert Wildlife Services.

   Photograph 17. Stomach contents of a cat captured at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, showing the remains of a Tjakura.

   Source: Desert Wildlife Services/Australian Wildlife Conservancy

 Aim: Throughout the life of this Recovery Plan, no subpopulations decline due to increased mortality resulting from destruction of warrens, roadkill, poaching or harvesting

 In areas with heavy traffic use, collisions with vehicles are a known source of mortality for Tjakura. Ensuring new roads do not traverse priority Tjakura burrow sites is therefore important. Because Tjakura are