Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432:reg:1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1
Character Range: 10462–12482

1               Summary
This document constitutes the national Recovery Plan for the Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis), made under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The plan aims to halt decline and support recovery of the Greater Bilby and provides for the research and management actions necessary to maximise the Greater Bilby's chances of long-term survival in nature.
Photo: Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) © Wells, Babs & Bett (CALM) and DCCEEW.
The objectives of this plan are that by 2030:
    * the size of the Greater Bilby population has grown
    * the area occupied by the Greater Bilby has been maintained or increased
    * the genetic diversity of the Greater Bilby has been maintained, and retains the potential for evolutionary change through adaptation and selection
    * Indigenous people have a greater role in bilby conservation.
To achieve these objectives, this plan identifies both on-ground and supporting strategies, with both the research and management actions believed to be necessary to maximise the Greater Bilby's long-term chances of survival in nature.
The on-ground strategies include predator and introduced species management to promote bilby population growth, habitat management to maintain or, preferably, improve habitat condition, and to manage the Greater Bilby as a single, interconnected metapopulation to maintain genetic variability and provide insurance against loss. These activities are to occur within a monitoring framework that measures the impact of management.
The supporting strategies focus on supporting Indigenous groups and land managers, improving governance and coordination, improving monitoring and survey methods, and undertaking research to inform management.
The plan includes supporting actions to promote the role of Indigenous people and land managers in bilby conservation, provide governance and coordination, establish and maintain monitoring and survey, and undertake research to inform management.