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management, and inform future management   Number of subpopulations with annual monitoring data
 and national scales, and monitoring data informs local management.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Data collated on trends in number of active burrows per site per year

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Local trend data reviewed annually in relation to site-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         based information on seasonal conditions, and threats including fire, predators, harvesting
                                                                                                                                     8.2 Coordinate collaborative "Mulyamiji March" monitoring program across Ranger teams                                                                                                                                                               Online meetings held between Ranger teams to coordinate monitoring and inspire rangers        Consistent population monitoring occurs at a range of sites across                                                     Number of groups collaborating in Mulyamiji March monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       the geographical range
                                                                                                                                     Social media/media posts promoting #Mulyamiji March
                                                                                                                                     8.3 Conduct camera                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Predator visitation data                                                                      Information on                                                                                                         Number of sites
 trapping at burrows                                                                                                                 collected from multiple                                                                                                                                                                                                                             predation pressure                                                                            where annual camera
 in spring to monitor                                                                                                                monitoring sites                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    at burrows is used                                                                            trapping is conducted
 predator visitation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     to inform predator
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         management at sites
                                                                                                                                     8.4 Collate monitoring                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Review of Tjakura                                                                             Improved                                                                                                               National review
 data across all sites                                                                                                               status in relation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  understanding of the                                                                          of Tjakura status
 every 5 years to                                                                                                                    to Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    status of Tjakura at the                                                                      completed every 5
 determine national                                                                                                                  implementation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      national level                                                                                years
 trends                                                                                                                              produced every 5 years

   Photograph 18. Central Land Council Rangers conducting burrow monitoring at Yulara, November 2021.
   Source: Nicolas Rakotapare
 Figure 7. Example of a data sheet used by Desert Rangers to monitor the Great Desert Skink.

 Tjakura Monitoring Datasheet Name:                 Date:             Site Location:
 Start wpt:_____________ End wpt:___________Site Dimensions:__________ No. observers: _________________Searchtime________________________

Wpt                              Is it Active/ recently active or long unused?  How many active holes?  Breeding Burrow?                Has the burrow been burnt in last year?  Any cat, fox or dingo sign?  Has anyone dug it up?

                                                                                                         What sized scats can you see?

Total number of active burrows:                                                                         Total breeding:                 Total burnt:                             Total with cat tracks:       Total dug up:

 ** Active – fresh GDS tracks and/or burrow maintenance activity and/or fresh black intact scats; recently active – open burrows and intact older scats but no GDS tracks; long unused - scats broken down, burrows collapsed or
 filled with debris. Note: If detection surveys are conducted within the winter months 'burrow system activity' may be difficult to determine while skinks are hibernating.
 ***Approximate scat size:
 adult >35 mm sub-adult 20-30 mm juvenile <15mm
   Figure 8. Example of a Fulcrum sequence for burrow monitoring (Desert Rangers use Fulcrum, a field data collection application to support better conservation efforts).

 Aim: To ensure that Tjakura management is not limited by lack of knowledge because land managers are kept up to date with the latest information

 on monitoring methods and results, best practice management techniques and the outcomes of research projects.

 Information sharing is an important aspect of any Recovery Plan.

 Progress towards the recovery of