Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432:reg:6:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 15/20)
Character Range: 151485–157759

by managing habitat quality between bilby populations in south-west Qld:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Astrebla Downs NP (Qld) and Diamantina NP(Qld), Pullen Pullen Reserve (Qld) and adjacent lands.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      DES, Bush Heritage Australia, Save the Bilby Fund, landholders of lands adjacent to Astrebla Downs and Diamantina NPs, and Pullen Pullen Reserve.
            * Improve habitat condition and reduce predators in the strip of land between Astrebla and Diamantina NPs by undertaking joint strategic introduced predator controls, implementing strategic or ecological burns, and reducing or improving management of water points and grazing regimes.
            * Provide information, advice, and support to land managers to ensure land condition remains suitable to enable bilbies to persist at existing and periodically occupied bilby sites.
            * Manage predators in buffer zones around bilby sites to enable bilby numbers to expand in good seasons and facilitate dispersal between bilby sites.
5f      Maximise the retention of bilby habitat, and enhance retained habitat:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      All sites                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            State and territory government conservation agencies, Indigenous land managers and organisations, including Indigenous rangers and Traditional Owners, and other land managers.
            * Avoid habitat alteration, fragmentation, and loss, where possible.
            * Where habitat is unavoidably affected, implement predator, fire, and habitat management to increase the chances of long-term persistence at the site, and to expand the occurrence into an adjoining or nearby area.
5g      Develop guidelines on minimising impacts on bilbies from agriculture and other development. Include information to identify how to maintain and enhance sufficient extent and connectivity of habitat, maintenance or restriction of any associated subsurface and surface waters, undertake fire management, and manage predators to promote resilient bilby populations.  All relevant sites.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  State and territory government conservation agencies and land managers.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Currently sites identified by partners include Karajarri (WA), Nyul Nyul (WA), survey and liaison areas in Western Queensland, Northern Territory, and Western Australia.
5h      Identify sufficiently large areas to support populations of up to 10,000 individuals (target a lower limit of 3000):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        To be identified via metapopulation planning.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Recovery team science and metapopulation subcommittees.
            * Determine bilby densities at low and high points in cycle in different habitats. Locations: south-western Qld, Kiwirrkurra IPA, Ngaanyatjarra IPA, Punmu area and western Tanami Desert. Determine size of areas required to support high bilby numbers.
5i      Define how bilbies/predators are affected by roads/rail/utility corridors in terms of dispersal, road kill, impact mitigation measures, and promote effective management, including:                                                                                                                                                                                        All relevant sites.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Relevant Indigenous land managers and organisations, including Indigenous rangers and Traditional Owners, recovery team science subcommittee, state and territory government conservation agencies.
            * Determine if disturbance around roads attract bilbies, for example regrowth or ease of burrowing.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Currently sites identified by partners/recovery team include Nyul Nyul (WA), Yawuru (WA), Illeuwurru (NT), Gooniyandi (WA), Railway South TCk (SA), The Granites