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6.1.10  Develop and implement a Communications Plan to engage and inform the community about Malleefowl conservation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Community is all target audiences as identified in the communications plan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             National Malleefowl Recovery Team
6.1.11  Install and maintain information boards in Malleefowl habitat.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Convey educational information relevant to the conservation of the Malleefowl at that location.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         NRM agencies, Parks and Wildlife agencies, councils
6.1.12  Prepare and distribute information package to agricultural support agencies on Malleefowl conservation needs in cropland areas.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Prepare targeted packages of information relevant to the locality, e.g. select the changed behaviour sought - retention of habitat, feral animal control, revegetation to reduce fragmentation etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     NRM organisations, National Malleefowl Recovery Team
        Supporting Strategy
        7.  Survey, monitoring and research – determine distribution, habitat requirements and population dynamics
7.1     Determine the current distribution and abundance of Malleefowl
7.1.1   Train and support Indigenous Rangers and Traditional Owners in Malleefowl survey and monitoring techniques and protocols that best suit their individual circumstances. Advise on the different survey and monitoring techniques available, the type of information they generate and the purpose they might serve.                                                                                                      Supporting Indigenous Rangers and Traditional Owners to upload data into the National Malleefowl Monitoring Database.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   National Malleefowl Recovery Group Inc., State Malleefowl Recovery Groups, NRM Landcare organisations, Indigenous land managers, Indigenous groups and rangers, Prescribed Body Corporates, Representative Native Title Bodies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Techniques include the Long Walk and Slow Drive methods for detecting Malleefowl in arid landscapes; line searches for detecting mounds; the National Mound Survey method for monitoring changes in breeding numbers; and air borne remote sensing methods such as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)* and photogrammetry.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 * Consult with Traditional Owners whether LiDAR is appropriate as this technology method has the potential to put the security of culturally sensitive information at risk.
7.1.2   Undertake targeted surveys to detect Malleefowl, where distribution and abundance are poorly known.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Surveys in areas with exclusive and joint Native Title determinations are to be developed and managed, or co-developed and co-managed, by the relevant Native Title holders.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            NRM and Landcare organisations, Indigenous land managers, Indigenous rangers, Prescribed Body Corporates, Representative Native Title Bodies, mining companies, researchers
7.1.3   Assess population trend of Malleefowl across all regions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Report trends to government agencies and other interested parties.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      National Malleefowl Recovery Group Inc.
7.1.4   Investigate the potential value of a model to show how climate change could affect the species distribution and location of refuges.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Once the value of a model is established, develop a climate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             National Malleefowl Recovery Team, Research partners*
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 change model.
7.1.5   Determine habitat requirements that predict breeding densities and population trends, including time since fire.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Report results to government agencies and other interested parties.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Research partners*, National Malleefowl Recovery Team
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