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Character Range: 199509–202844

and environment reserves        Edward Corbould Reserve and Retreat No. 2 Nature Refuge, Maroochy Wetland Sanctuary, Maroochy River Environment Reserve, Coolum Creek Nature Refuge, Coolum Creek Environment Reserve.
Resources reserve                              Eurimbula.
World and national heritage areas              K'gari (Fraser Island), Great Barrier Reef, Wet Tropics of Queensland, Kakadu National Parka, Great Sandy (proposed).
Commonwealth heritage area                     Wide Bay Military Reserve.
Ramsar wetland                                 Moreton Bay, Great Sandy Strait, Kakadu National Parka.
Nationally important wetland                   Moreton Bay, North Stradbroke Island, Bribie Island, Pumicestone Passage, Upper Pumicestone Coastal Plain, Coolum Creek and Lower Maroochy River, Noosa River Wetlands, Great Sandy Strait, Wide Bay Military Training Area, Fraser Island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Bustard Bay, Colosseum Inlet-Rodds Bay, Port Curtis, Fitzroy River Delta, Sarina Inlet-Ince Bay, Sandringham Bay-Bakers Creek Aggregation, Proserpine-Goorganga Plains, Port of Cairns and Trinity Inlet, Arafura Swamp, Kakadu National Parka.

a Historical record from 1903

The water mouse is afforded local community protections in the Barron River delta near Cairns due to this area being a focus for a multi-partner supported river restoration program (Barron Catchment Care 2017).

    5               Recovery
The long-term vision for the water mouse is that its distribution, population trends and threats are understood, and threats are effectively addressed to ensure the ongoing decline in the national population is stabilised and shows recovery despite anticipated future impacts of climate change.

5.1                  Objectives
The aim of the water mouse recovery plan is to implement actions that will reduce the impact of the primary known threat to water mouse (i.e. coastal development) and to increase knowledge about the species and its threats to ensure effective recovery actions are implemented. Specifically, the three objectives of the plan are:
    * Significant impacts on the water mouse from coastal development and sea-level rise are effectively mitigated through sustainable development and habitat restoration initiatives.
    * Current and potential future threats to the water mouse are better understood and mitigated through research and adaptive management.
    * The distribution and ecology of the water mouse is clarified, with effective management and monitoring actions implemented where it occurs. This includes areas primarily focused on conservation as well as locations with alternative primary objectives.
The following strategies are designed to meet these objectives within the 10-year lifespan of this recovery plan:
    * Strategy 1: Ensure activities and developments in coastal areas within the current and future modelled water mouse distribution are adequately assessed, regulated, and managed to ensure no detrimental short-, medium-, or long-term impacts on the national population.
    * Strategy 2: Map water mouse habitat and locations at a fine scale to ensure relevant land managers and Custodians are identified and engaged in water mouse recovery.
    * Strategy 3: Develop clear and adaptive communications and implement tailored engagement