Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2006L03945:body:0:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2006L03945
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 24289–27176

Transport and Regional Services, the Cocos Malay community and two representatives with collective scientific experience in CBBR, islands, feral animal control and re-introduction programs. Not more than one of the Recovery Team representatives should be from any one state government department.
   Action 12. Develop and implement an effective Communications Strategy to ensure local community engagement, education and involvement. The Project Scientist will prepare the strategy with assistance from the Wildlife Ranger. The Wildlife Ranger will have a key role in the engagement of the local community over the life of the recovery program.
Contingency Action In the event of the failure of the reintroduction, establish a captive population off island. This action has not been costed as part of the recovery program.

Costs
The total cost of the recovery program is $671,800 over 5 years, of which wages are the major component.

                Year 1    Year 2    Year 3   Year 4   Year 5   TOTAL
Total required  $280,000  $185,000  $76,800  $65,000  $65,000  $671,800

A qualified 'Project Scientist' is required part time for the first 2 years to provide expertise to train the local Wildlife Ranger, prepare the translocation proposal, develop methods and begin implementing actions 4-6, develop monitoring protocols for actions 8-10, prepare the communication strategy and band birds. The Project Scientist should continue to provide support to the Wildlife Ranger for the life of the plan. An on-island Wildlife Ranger is integral for the 5 year program, being required to implement and/or coordinate actions 4-10. Additional assistance from a qualified scientist will be required for two short term periods for intensive field work for actions 6 and 7. Due to the isolated and fragmented nature of the islands freight is an additional expense to any purchases, a boat is required for travel to and from the reintroduction island and a barge to get machinery onto the island, and North Keeling Island is only accessible by a seafaring vessel. Other costs include rodent baits for rat control and qualified contract labour to carry out eradication.

No costs are included for action 1 as it is part of the "normal" activities of PAN. Costs for travel and labour for monitoring the North Keeling Island population ($70 000) will be provided by PAN, along with support, advice, assistance with training, in radio-telemetry and capture of birds on North Keeling Island, and the transportation of CBBR for the reintroduction ($30 000). These costs will be covered as part of the management of North Keeling Island and are not included in the budget. Habitat restoration activities will involve the local community and it is anticipated that the local school and volunteers will make a considerable contribution, minimising costs for this action. Future costs (not included in