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and a co-ordinated strategy to implement Recovery Plans for all threatened Christmas Island fauna requires investigation.

A number of Actions are already ongoing (e.g. Action 3, 4 and 9) and may be considered as core duties of PAN.

The establishment of captive breeding populations could be in association with the establishment of captive populations of critically endangered endemic avifauna in mainland zoos (Garnett & Crowley 2000). This strategy would reduce transportation costs (e.g. for release back into the wild) and quarantine procedures to ensure non-exposure to potentially fatal diseases. Alternatively, a captive breeding population could be established on Christmas Island under the guidance of PAN staff and used to aid in interpretation and community awareness programs.

Following the location of extant populations of the shrew, research is required in the same year and subsequent year over the wet and dry seasons, to identify and describe habitat critical to survival (in terms of foraging, breeding and sheltering) and threatening processes. Effective management of the located shrew populations will be ongoing and encompass both management practices covered as core PAN duties, and specialist actions that will only be identified following research into the shrew's ecology.

The community awareness program will involve the preparation of an informative brochure that can be widely distributed amongst island residents. The other aspect of this program involves information sessions that can be given by PAN staff as part of an overall awareness program on the value of the endemic Christmas Island fauna.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to the following people who greatly assisted with the preparation of this recovery plan. Joe Benshemesh, Luke Hogan, Jens Jacob, Lindy Lumsden, Paul Meek, Ross Meggs, Greg Richards and Peter Robertson provided advice on additional survey techniques to locate the shrew. Jeff Tranter and Peter Goh provided details on the 1985 individuals located. Sarah Brown, Marieke Lettink and Terry Reardon provided advice on the genetics action. David Boughey, Mick Jeffery and Jeff Tranter provided information on current development proposals on Christmas Island. David Armstrong and Gert Skipper provided valuable information on the establishment of captive breeding populations of small mammals. Jeff Tranter prepared Figure 1. Brigitta Wimmer provided advice on useful contacts and report preparation. Rebecca Hall, Mick Jeffery, Lindy Lumsden, Paul Meek, Jeff Tranter and Brigitta Wimmer provided valuable comments on an earlier draft of the recovery plan.

References

   Andrews, C.W. 1900.  A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean).  British Museum of Natural History, London.
   Andrews, C.W. 1909.  On the fauna of Christmas Island.  Proceedings of Zoological Society, London 1909, 101-103.
   Caughley, G. & Sinclair, A.R.E. 1994.  Wildlife Ecology and Management.  Blackwell Scientific Publications, Boston.
   Churchfield, S., Barber, J. & Quinn, C. 2000.  A new survey method for Water Shrews (Neomys