Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01095:body:0:p40
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01095
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in and adjacent to Malleefowl habitat to retain habitat quality.                                         Land manager/s/Custodian/s to determine approach, method and timing to suit circumstances at location.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Land managers (including private, public and Indigenous), parks and wildlife agencies, NRM organisations,
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1.1.7  Identify viable Malleefowl habitat on private land to target for conservation covenants.                                                                                          Strategically pursue conservation covenants for priority locations.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        NRM organisations, State governments, State Recovery Groups, Indigenous ranger groups and Prescribed Body Corporates
1.1.8  Provide information and opportunities for private landholders of Malleefowl habitat to enter into permanent conservation covenants that are registered on title of the property.  Assessment of the viability of these remnants to sustain viable habitat to support successful breeding populations is critical before investing in these remnants. Use conservation covenants that are permanent legal agreements placed on landholder's Certificate of Title to ensure long-term conservation and protection of the habitat which is binding on future landowners.                        NRM organisations, State governments, State Recovery Groups
1.2    Habitat and population fragmentation (See also: 'Investigate infertility in isolated reserves' below)
1.2.1  Identify small and isolated populations at risk of loss.                                                                                                                          1. Each NRM region to identify the occupied habitats/patches at the extremities of the species' range (Extent of Occurrence (EOO)) within their NRM region and report on any losses each year.                                                                                                                                                                                                             NRM and Landcare organisations, State Recovery Groups Birdlife, Community Groups
                                                                                                                                                                                         2. Each NRM region to identify its most isolated and its smallest known occupied patches of Malleefowl habitat to gain some understanding of levels of risk from (a) intense bushfires that take out entire habitat blocks (with all Malleefowl too) and (b) local isolated populations becoming functionally extinct (extinct due to inbreeding and eventual infertility).
                                                                                                                                                                                         3. Identify those isolated Malleefowl populations estimated to have less than 25 breeding pairs (using IUCN criteria C and D; <50 mature individuals per sub-population), or less than 125 breeding pairs (<250 mature individuals per sub-population) to identify either existing, or potential, inbred isolated populations. Estimate isolation using a minimum distance from nearest occupied habitat.
                                                                                                                                                                                         (see also relevant actions under 'Investigate infertility in isolated reserves', below).
1.2.2  Identify strategic locations to establish or augment habitat corridors and patches.                                                                                               Patches to act as stepping-stones or habitat in its own right. Take into account the objective of the specific corridor/patch (i.e. should the birds be encouraged to linger or simply transit through). Use a strategic landscape approach so that Malleefowl end up in viable habitat. Consider the value of modelling future habitat suitability in response to climate change.                         NRM organisations, Greening Australia,
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1.2.3  Collect and store appropriate seeds to be used for revegetation.                                                                                                                  Give consideration to climate change when selecting suitable seed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Indigenous groups (opportunity for Indigenous enterprise), Greening Australia,