Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00195:reg:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00195
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 65023–67270

5               Existing conservation measures
A number of key conservation measures have been undertaken over the life of the last Mahogany Glider recovery plan (Parsons & Latch 2006) and include:
    * Fifteen private land owners have been engaged in developing land management practices that balance conservation needs with other land uses. This has resulted in
          5.9 ha of habitat revegetation
          72.4 ha of woody weed control in remnant habitat
          replacement of 13.8 km of barbed-wire fencing with plain wire
          improved grazing regimes and ongoing engagement with landholders
          improved weed control and fire management on some farms
          installation of glider poles.
    * Installation of 11 new glider pole crossings to assist the movement of gliders between habitat fragmented by linear infrastructure.
    * Implementation of 95 ha of appropriate fire regimes conducted within remnant habitat located on Unallocated State Land (USL).
    * Habitat recovery burns have been implemented at key sites.
    * Mapping
          the pre-clearing and current vegetation to determine the loss of habitat since broadscale clearing commenced (Jackson et al., 2011)
          habitat that is under threat from rainforest expansion and sclerophyll thickening (Jackson et al., 2011)
          the current Mahogany Glider subpopulations (Jackson et al., 2018a; 2020)
          the location of 55 priority locations where Mahogany Glider corridors need to be established or maintained have been identified (Jackson et al., 2018a; 2020).
    * Development of a Mahogany Glider captive breeding manual to maximise the effective captive management of the species (Jackson et al., 2018b).
    * Development of growth curves and identification of developmental milestones of the Mahogany Glider have been produced (Booth et al., 2019).
    * Community engagement has been undertaken in the form of school visits, community talks, presentations, media and events.
    * Indigenous participation has been facilitated and promoted through training and assistance provided to Girringun, specifically to develop a monitoring program in the Ellerbeck area.
    * Recovery program is coordinated by the MGRT.