Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01747:reg:4:p44
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01747
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 44/80)
Character Range: 142233–149332

Prioritise areas for intensive, holistic management of fire, grazing, and rabbits, to protect all native species through reduction in impacts of feral cat predation and interactive impacts. (Note links to Objective 8.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Very High  Medium          Researchers; Commonwealth, state and territory governments; NGOs; Traditional Owners                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Starting immediately
                                                                                                                   Prioritisation should consider:
                                                                                                                        * Current and future climate.
                                                                                                                        * Refuge areas where feral cat impacts are low because of topographical or climatic factors that limit feral cat density and/or their hunting efficiency.
                                                                                                                        * Refuge areas to which native species populations retract during some circumstances (e.g. riparian strips, paleo-drainage lines, and other relatively mesic areas in the arid zone, during runs of dry years).
                                                                                                                        * Refuge areas for feral cats (such as riparian areas that may sustain feral cat populations during periods of low rainfall).
2.6                                                                                                                Prioritise areas for managing feral (and pet) cats living near human habitation and infrastructure including remote tourism sites, mining camps and new residential developments. (Note links to Objective 9.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              High       Medium          Researchers; companion animal management organisations (e.g. Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities (AMRRIC))                                                                                                                                                                                                             Starting immediately
                                                                                                                        * Collate spatial information on the locations of cat-susceptible native species adjacent to towns, communities and outstations, so that appropriate cat management can be intensified in these areas.
Support management
2.7                                                                                                                Maintain the national Feral Cat Taskforce as a primary mechanism to help coordinate the management of feral cats across jurisdictions and share information about efforts that contribute to the objectives and actions of this threat abatement plan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Very High  Low             Commonwealth; Feral Cat Taskforce members (see membership list: Feral Cat Taskforce)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Starting immediately
                                                                                                                   (Note that Action 6.1 details a specific network to promote coordination and collaboration across cat-free haven sites and managers and Action 9.1 details a group to coordinate and improve best practice management of pet cats and feral cats living around human habitation and infrastructure.)
2.8                                                                                                                Create a practitioner network, or regional networks, for First Nations groups, regional natural resource management organisations, community groups, individual landholders, agencies and researchers, to make information about impacts, research, monitoring and management accessible, and to help managers make connections with other practitioners. The network would help practitioners to:                                                                                                                                                                                          Very High  Medium          Commonwealth, state and territory governments; NGOs; First Nations groups (e.g. AMRRIC); regional natural resource management organisations; National Feral Cat and Fox Management Coordinator; Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (CISS); National Environmental Science Program Resilient Landscapes Hub (NESP RL Hub); other researchers  Starting immediately
                                                                                                                        * share practical knowledge about cat control and management options
                                                                                                                        * learn about processes for obtaining permits and training
                                                                                                                        * find guidance for choosing feral cat control options and monitoring options
                                                                                                                        * suggest avenues for accessing scientific support
                                                                                                                        * make connections with other land managers
                                                                                                                        * share approaches