Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00195:reg:8:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00195
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 15/16)
Character Range: 169052–172241

and a lack of habitat mapping for condition and extent, along with extreme weather events.
A summary of actions implemented against each of the specific objectives under the 'Recovery Plan for the Mahogany Glider Petaurus gracilis' (Parsons & Latch 2006) are identified.

Specific Objective 1. Identify and prioritise areas of Mahogany Glider habitat for protection, management and recovery.
    * Habitat maps have been updated to include pre-clearing habitat, habitat types based on Regional Ecosystems, areas where rainforest expansion and sclerophyll thickening are occurring and levels of transition in the Wet Tropics bioregion.
    * Conservation areas for management actions have been identified and prioritised to some degree. Relevant Regional Ecosystems have been designated as 1 of 4 different usage types for clarity.
    * Habitat corridors for protection, restoration and management have been identified and prioritised. Delays in this work have been experienced due to various organisational restructures.
    * Strategies to conserve habitat on private land have been identified and commenced. These strategies need to be further coordinated through conservation and catchment planning.

Specific Objective 2. Improve Mahogany Glider habitat by managing grazing, fire and weeds.
    * Habitats threatened by encroaching rainforest have been identified and assessed, and are available as a GIS overlay.
    * Habitat recovery burns have been implemented at key sites, however, these burns do not currently match the level and rate of thickening and encroachment.
    * Weed control has been challenging as weeds have expanded considerably in some areas. Some control works have been undertaken by public agencies and private landowners.
    * Fifteen private land owners have been engaged in developing land management practices that balance conservation needs with other land uses. These practices have weed control, fire management, revegetation, wildlife-friendly fencing and installation of glide poles, as appropriate.

Specific Objective 3. Respond to and manage problems with easement corridors, barbed-wire fences and injured gliders.
    * Threats arising from transport and easement corridors have not been reduced to any real extent, however, crossing poles are increasingly being installed/proposed as part of works.
    * Wildlife-friendly fencing has been implemented on a small scale (41 km of this fencing has been installed across 7 properties), however, this requires further support from public agencies.
    * Care, rehabilitation and release protocols need to be formalised by relevant parties.

Specific Objective 4. Monitor Mahogany Glider populations and their habitat.
    * Distribution limits are well defined for the species, however, populations and habitat monitoring has been limited due to lack of support from public agencies.
    * Decreased rainforest expansion and sclerophyll thickening, along with road widening, have weakened connectivity along key corridors.
    * Several papers have been published on species populations and habitat, however, improvements in co-ordination are required.

Specific Objective 5. Improve understanding