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mouse detections to the Water Mouse Recovery Team.
            •Land managers and Custodians.
            •Water Mouse Recovery Team.
3.5         Compile shareable water mouse recovery information in a centralised location.                      Develop or co-opt a data management system to record all relevant water mouse recovery information in a single accessible location.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Actions completed (yes/no)
            Responsibility:                                                                                    Create or facilitate a water mouse identification support program to assist on-the-ground recovery partners.
            Water Mouse Recovery Team.

5.2.4             Strategy 4: Implement targeted water mouse detection surveys
There are significant gaps in knowledge about the distribution and occurrence of water mouse across its known and potential distribution, hindering the capacity to identify at-risk locations, prioritise recovery actions, and develop a clear understanding of overall extinction risk.
Table 8: Actions to support targeted water mouse detection surveys in areas of potential habitat (Strategy 4).
Action No.  Action Description                                                                                Action Details                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Performance criteria
4.1         Develop and disseminate locally relevant technical information to support field survey programs.  Compile clear and concise location-relevant technical information to support survey programs for the water mouse in a culturally appropriate format. Technical information is to include key water mouse identification features, local habitat associations and attributes, survey methods, genetic sample collection methods, and permit requirements.                                                                                                                           Action completed (yes/no)
            Responsibility:                                                                                   Distribute technical information to partners involved in water mouse survey programs to increase the likelihood of water mouse detection during field programs.
            Water Mouse Recovery Team.                                                                        Review and update technical information as new information comes to light.
4.2         Develop a concise water mouse survey reporting mechanism.                                         Develop a process and easy-to-use template for reporting targeted water mouse survey program methods and outcomes to the Water Mouse Recovery Team.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Action completed (yes/no)
            Responsibility:
            Water Mouse Recovery Team.
4.3         Incorporate targeted water mouse detection survey methods into general fauna survey programs.     Appropriate survey methods to target water mouse are to be included in all general fauna survey programs that occur within the modelled distribution for this species between Broom's Head in New South Wales and Roebuck Bay in Western Australia (Map 1), with consideration for access, human and animal safety, and access to suitable survey equipment. Additional animal ethics and/or survey permits may be required.                                                       Proportion of general fauna survey programs within the modelled water mouse distribution include targeted water mouse methods.
            Responsibility:                                                                                   Targeted surveys for water mouse are to include techniques outlined in the information brochures developed in Action 4.1, incorporating key information from Section 3.11, and with consideration for intermittent detectability (Section 3.12).
            •Land managers and Custodians.
            •Ecologists.
4.4         Implement targeted water mouse detection surveys.                                                 Survey programs specifically targeting water mouse are to be implemented as a priority, where feasible and safe (see below), at all locations outlined in Appendix B using suitable survey methods and timing