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2               Introduction

2.1                 About this recovery plan
This National Recovery Plan for the Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis) considers the conservation requirements of this species across its range. In doing this it identifies the actions required to stop its decline, support its recovery, and maximise its chances of long-term survival in the wild.
This recovery plan replaces the previous 'National recovery plan for the Mahogany Glider Petaurus gracilis' (Parsons & Latch, 2006). The overall objective of the previous recovery plan was to secure and improve the conservation status of the Mahogany Glider through an integrated program of habitat protection and improvement, threat abatement, and public awareness and involvement. A review of the previous recovery plan was undertaken in 2013 (see summary in Appendix A). The review showed there was some progress in establishing collaborative multi-agency projects, developing a framework for implementation of ongoing programs, networking with relevant stakeholders and monitoring of some subpopulations. However, none of the recovery objectives of the previous recovery plan were completely met due to limited progress in implementing the identified actions. Factors responsible included:
    * lack of resources (particularly funding)
    * a lack of habitat mapping for condition and extent
    * unforeseen impacts of extreme weather events.
The objectives and actions outlined in this recovery plan aim to address these issues as far as practicable and will build upon the recovery work undertaken to date.

2.2                 Conservation status
The Mahogany Glider is listed as Endangered under both the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) and the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). It is also listed as Endangered under the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Burnett et al., 2016). The Mahogany Glider is currently not listed on any international agreements. This recovery plan is consistent with Australia's international obligations.

2.3                 Recovery plan preparation and consultation
The development of this recovery plan for the Mahogany Glider has been facilitated by the Mahogany Glider Recovery Team (MGRT) through extensive consultation and collaboration with a broad range of partners. The consultation process included several meetings that brought together key species experts, regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) bodies and conservation managers from a range of different organisations, local, state and federal governments, and numerous other partners. The aims of this process were to identify:
    * ongoing threats to the Mahogany Glider
    * identify knowledge gaps
    * potential management options.
Workshop participants included representatives from Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE), Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES), Cassowary Coast Regional Council (CCRC), Wildlife Preservation Society Queensland (WPSQ), Terrain Natural Resource Management (Terrain NRM), North Queensland Dry Tropics (NQDT), researchers, Girringun Aboriginal Corporation, Hancock's Queensland plantations and Department of Transport and Main Roads