Biodiversity Assessment - Nullarbor
Species at risk and their Recovery Process
| Species name | Recommended recovery actions | Recommended recovery actions notes | ||
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| NUL1 | ||||
| Acanthiza iredalei iredalei (Slender-billed Thornbill (western)) | Feral animal control | Herbivores and predators. | ||
| Acanthiza iredalei iredalei (Slender-billed Thornbill (western)) | Fire management | Fire management may be necessary. | ||
| Acanthiza iredalei iredalei (Slender-billed Thornbill (western)) | Research | No data | ||
| Dasycercus cristicauda (Mulgara) | Feral animal control | Feral predator control is important. | ||
| Dasycercus cristicauda (Mulgara) | Fire management | Fire management is important. | ||
| Dasycercus cristicauda (Mulgara) | Habitat protection on other state lands | Habitat protection on state lands. | ||
| Dasycercus cristicauda (Mulgara) | Research | Research into the species ecological requirements. | ||
| Notoryctes typhlops (Yitjarritjarri, Southern Marsupial Mole) | Feral animal control | Feral predator control is important. | ||
| Notoryctes typhlops (Yitjarritjarri, Southern Marsupial Mole) | Fire management | Fire management is important. | ||
| Notoryctes typhlops (Yitjarritjarri, Southern Marsupial Mole) | Habitat protection on other state lands | Habitat protection on state lands. | ||
| Notoryctes typhlops (Yitjarritjarri, Southern Marsupial Mole) | Research | Research into the species ecological requirements. | ||
| Polytelis alexandrae (Princess Parrot, Alexandra's Parrot) | Feral animal control | Feral predator control important, further research into species ecology and habitat requirements is needed. | ||
| Polytelis alexandrae (Princess Parrot, Alexandra's Parrot) | Fire management | Fire management may be necessary. | ||
| Polytelis alexandrae (Princess Parrot, Alexandra's Parrot) | Research | No data | ||
| Sminthopsis psammophila (Sandhill Dunnart) | Feral animal control | No data | ||
| Sminthopsis psammophila (Sandhill Dunnart) | Fire management | No data | ||
| Sminthopsis psammophila (Sandhill Dunnart) | Habitat protection on other state lands | No data | ||
| Sminthopsis psammophila (Sandhill Dunnart) | Research | No data | ||
| NUL2 | ||||
| Acanthiza iredalei iredalei (Slender-billed Thornbill (western)) | Feral animal control | Feral predator control important. | ||
| Acanthiza iredalei iredalei (Slender-billed Thornbill (western)) | Fire management | Further research into species ecology and habitat requirements is needed. | ||
| Acanthiza iredalei iredalei (Slender-billed Thornbill (western)) | Research | Fire management may be necessary. | ||
| Dasycercus cristicauda (Mulgara) | Feral animal control | Feral predator control is important. | ||
| Dasycercus cristicauda (Mulgara) | Fire management | Fire management is important. | ||
| Dasycercus cristicauda (Mulgara) | Habitat protection on other state lands | Habitat protection on other state lands. | ||
| Dasycercus cristicauda (Mulgara) | Research | Further research into the species ecology. | ||
| Notoryctes typhlops (Yitjarritjarri, Southern Marsupial Mole) | Feral animal control | Feral predator control | ||
| Notoryctes typhlops (Yitjarritjarri, Southern Marsupial Mole) | Fire management | Fire management is important. | ||
| Notoryctes typhlops (Yitjarritjarri, Southern Marsupial Mole) | Habitat protection on other state lands | Habitat protection on other state lands | ||
| Notoryctes typhlops (Yitjarritjarri, Southern Marsupial Mole) | Research | Further research into the species ecology. | ||
| Polytelis alexandrae (Princess Parrot, Alexandra's Parrot) | Feral animal control | Feral predator control important. | ||
| Polytelis alexandrae (Princess Parrot, Alexandra's Parrot) | Fire management | Fire management may be necessary. | ||
| Polytelis alexandrae (Princess Parrot, Alexandra's Parrot) | Research | Further research into species ecology and habitat requirements is needed. | ||
| Sminthopsis psammophila (Sandhill Dunnart) | Feral animal control | Feral predator control. | ||
| Sminthopsis psammophila (Sandhill Dunnart) | Fire management | Fire management are important. | ||
| Sminthopsis psammophila (Sandhill Dunnart) | Habitat protection on other state lands | Habitat protection on other state lands. | ||
| Sminthopsis psammophila (Sandhill Dunnart) | Research | Further research into the species ecology. | ||
| NUL3 | ||||
| Acanthiza iredalei iredalei (Slender-billed Thornbill (western)) | Feral animal control | Co-ordinated district fox and feral cat control to reduce the level of predation. | ||
| Acanthiza iredalei iredalei (Slender-billed Thornbill (western)) | Fire management | Research into fire management to produce a mosaic of successional habitat in larger remnants. | ||
| Acanthiza iredalei iredalei (Slender-billed Thornbill (western)) | Habitat protection on private lands | Protection and restoration of existing habitat through fencing and destocking. | ||
| Acanthiza iredalei iredalei (Slender-billed Thornbill (western)) | Habitat retention through reserves | No data | ||
| Acanthiza iredalei iredalei (Slender-billed Thornbill (western)) | Revegetation |
Creation of intact refuges in the advent of fire through re-establishment of native vegetation or maintaining unburnt areas. Re-establishment of suitable habitat and creating linking corridors between remnant areas of native vegetation. |
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| Burhinus grallarius (Bush Stone-curlew) | Feral animal control | Improve fox control around remnant sub-populations | ||
| Burhinus grallarius (Bush Stone-curlew) | Habitat protection on private lands | Develop agreements with land holders to maintain litter layer and fallen timber debris within wooded remnants | ||
| Burhinus grallarius (Bush Stone-curlew) | Research |
Compare abundance in areas with and without rabbit baiting and, if appropriate, promote baits that are unattractive to Bush Stone-curlews (Garnett and Crowley 2000) Determine the minimum area of woodland needed to maintain sub-populations and incorporate where necessary into land clearing guidelines Develop effective techniques for monitoring abundance |
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| Cacatua leadbeateri (Major Mitchell's Cockatoo) | Research |
Monitoring of known nest sites to determine level of loss to the bird trade Monitoring of trends in population size, possibly using car based counts. |
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| Eremocitrus glauca (desert lime) | Fencing | No data | ||
| Eremocitrus glauca (desert lime) | Habitat protection on private lands | No data | ||
| Eremocitrus glauca (desert lime) | Weed control | No data | ||
| Eubalaena australis (Southern Right Whale) | Other - describe | The increasing popularity of whale watching, particularly at the Head of the Great Australian Bight has significantly raised the profile of this species | ||
| Hibbertia crispula | Fencing | No data | ||
| Hibbertia crispula | Feral animal control | No data | ||
| Hibbertia crispula | Habitat protection on other state lands | No data | ||
| Hibbertia crispula | Habitat protection on private lands | No data | ||
| Leipoa ocellata (Malleefowl) | Feral animal control | Broad area fox baiting | ||
| Leipoa ocellata (Malleefowl) | Habitat protection on other state lands | As above | ||
| Leipoa ocellata (Malleefowl) | Habitat protection on private lands | As above | ||
| Leipoa ocellata (Malleefowl) | Habitat retention through reserves | Retention of large areas of remnant vegetation (> 1000 ha) (Croft et al., 1999) | ||
| Leipoa ocellata (Malleefowl) | Regrowth retention | Expand existing known important areas through natural restoration and re-establishment of native vegetation. | ||
| Leipoa ocellata (Malleefowl) | Revegetation | Establish linkages between large areas. | ||
| Morelia spilota (Carpet Python) | Research | A difficult species to find, its distribution and abundance and the conservation status of individual populations is very poorly understood | ||
| Morelia spilota (Carpet Python) | Revegetation | With particular emphasis on linking known remnant populations where possible | ||
| Nyctophilus timoriensis (South-eastern form) (Eastern Long-eared Bat) | Research |
Carry out ecological research to determine roost and maternity site selection; and population-density and dispersal of populations. Monitor persistence of known populations |
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| Phlegmatospermum richardsii (Nullarbor cress) | Fencing | No data | ||
| Phlegmatospermum richardsii (Nullarbor cress) | Feral animal control | No data | ||
| Phlegmatospermum richardsii (Nullarbor cress) | Habitat protection on other state lands | No data | ||
| Phlegmatospermum richardsii (Nullarbor cress) | Research | Research to determine threats | ||
| Santalum spicatum (sandalwood) | Feral animal control | Rabbits and goats. | ||
| Santalum spicatum (sandalwood) | Research |
Monitor known populations Undertake germination and propagation trials. Undertake surveys to identify further populations. |
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