Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01747:reg:4:p66
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01747
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 66/80)
Character Range: 244540–250050

outcome under Objective 7 (Ob7). Note: actions from cross-cutting objectives comprise those that directly underpin the actions and outcomes of Objective 7, and those that provide overarching support.

     Performance Criteria

      Table 14 Objective 7. Performance Criteria

Objective 7. Performance criteria                                                                                                                                                                      Evaluate progress
REDUCE CAT IMPACTS – Populations of species with moderate to high cat-susceptibility are maintained or increased at priority sites using a range of approaches best-suited to the specific situation.
Cats are being managed effectively at all priority sites ('important habitat' for priority species) identified in Objective 2.                                                                         2029 and 2034
Populations of cat-susceptible priority species (including species considered priorities for First Nations people) at these sites are persisting or increasing in abundance.                           2034
ENHANCE KNOWLEDGE – Outcomes are being used to inform ongoing management.
Monitoring programs are designed and implemented for over 75% of species that have moderate to high cat-susceptibility, with information flowing to national collations (Objective 2).                 2029 and 2034

     Actions

      Table 15 Objective 7. Actions

Objective 7. Protect species with moderate to high susceptibility to cats: Suppress feral cat density in and near prioritised populations of these species.  Relative priority                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Cost       Responsibility                                                           Timelines
7.1                                                                                                                                                          Based on the prioritisation undertaken in Action 2.4, at priority sites, implement the most appropriate cat control and management option(s).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Very High  Very High ($500,000 for each of 30 sites)                                Land managers including government agencies; Traditional Owners; NGOs        Starting immediately
                                                                                                                                                                 * Priority sites will include important habitat for the Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 priority species that are cat-susceptible and have populations outside of havens (i.e. bilby, numbat, eastern quoll, Gilbert's Potoroo, quokka, western ringtail possum, central rock-rat, chuditch, New Holland mouse, mountain pygmy-possum, northern quoll, northern hopping mouse, northern brushtail possum, Leadbeater's possum (lowland population).
                                                                                                                                                                 * First Nations groups may prioritise sites by considering culturally important species that are affected by cats.
                                                                                                                                                                 * Design and implement a monitoring program at managed sites that can report on the abundance of cats and cat-susceptible species, and other conservation outcomes.
                                                                                                                                                                 * Monitoring in some situations could also seek to identify whether impacts on native species are being caused by a small subset of the cat population, in which case targeted removal of those most problematic individual cats may be effective. Depending on the option(s) used, swapping control approaches from time to time may be wise.
7.2                                                                                                                                                          Design monitoring programs for species of moderate to high cat-susceptibility and implement them for over 75% of these species (i.e. at least 96 of the 128 species) (linked to Action 2.13).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Very High  Very High ($5 million, recognising some monitoring is already in place)  Researchers; land managers; government agencies; First Nations groups; NGOs  Starting immediately

     8.8 Objective 8. Reduce the burden of cat predation across all native