Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01082:reg:1:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01082
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 20/30)
Character Range: 88099–100862

Research Actions
Action  Description                                                                                                   Priority  Performance Criteria                                                                                                                                    Responsible Agencies and potential partners  Indicative Cost
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     *priority 1 only
4a      Study the effects of season, grazing and burning on food resource type and availability in suitable habitat.   2        The effects of seasonal variation on plains-wanderer food availability are differentiated in respect to:                                                DELWP                                        -
                                                                                                                                      * autumn burning regimes;                                                                                                                         PV
                                                                                                                                      * conservative set stocking regimes; and                                                                                                          OEH
                                                                                                                                      * strategic autumn/winter grazing.                                                                                                                TfN
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        NTAG
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4b      Assess the impact of wide-spread pesticide use on plains-wanderers.                                            1            * Mechanisms are investigated by which to identify, and quantify the scale of, on-ground pesticide application within plains-wanderer habitat.      DotE                                         $10 000
                                                                                                                                    * Spatial mapping overlaying all known pesticide applications with mapping of plains-wanderer habitat is produced.                                  Research community
                                                                                                                                    * Areas in which pesticide use overlaps with plains-wanderer distribution are identified.
                                                                                                                                    * The effectiveness of spraying exclusion zones around plains-wanderer habitat, as currently applicable at the state/regional level, is evaluated.
                                                                                                                                    * A research methodology is developed to analyse the potential impacts of pesticide spraying on prey availability.
                                                                                                                                    * Outcomes of research are communicated to key state agencies.

4c  Measure the impacts of feral species, wildfires and quail hunting on plains-wanderers.   2      * Understanding of the spatial heterogeneity of feral species impacts upon plains-wanderers is increased, with a focus on potential impacts in the species strongholds in the Riverina region of NSW and the Northern Plains of Victoria.  DELWP           -
                                                                                                    * Areas in which wildfires pose a threat to key habitat for plains-wanderers are indentified.                                                                                                                                              OEH
                                                                                                    * Areas in which quail hunting, including illegal hunting, overlaps with plains-wanderer distribution are identified.                                                                                                                      DNEWR
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 On-ground actions

Action  Description                                                                            Priority  Performance Criteria                                                                                                                                                                                                      Responsible Agencies and potential partners  Indicative Cost
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                *priority 1 only
4d      Develop and implement feral species control programs.                                   2            * Feral species control programs are implemented, at regional scales (i.e. landscapes > 10 000 ha), with efforts centred on important areas of reserved plains-wanderer habitat (such as Oolambeyan National Park).   OEH DELWP                                    -
                                                                                                             * Control programs take into account the potential synergistic relationships between different feral predators, such as foxes, cats and rats.                                                                         PV
                                                                                                             * Feral species numbers are monitored in areas where they have been identified as posing a potential threat to plains-wanderers.                                                                                      NCCMA
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4e      Where necessary, mitigate the impacts of wildfires on plains-wanderers.                3             * Wildfire mitigation and fire suppression activities are implemented, as necessary, to protect habitat critical for the plains-wanderer.                                                                             DELWP                                        -
                                                                                                             * Where appropriate, mitigation measures include mechanical reduction of fuel loads.                                                                                                                                  PV
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4f      Where necessary, mitigate the impacts of quail hunting on plains-wanderer survival.    3             * Lost and deteriorated 'No Shooting' signs on