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Site 5. Mungalala – Mitchell Road (1) (Warrego Highway)<br />
STOCK ROUTE NUMBER: P002<br />
PRIORITY SPECIES: Plants:<br />
ooline (Cadellia pentasylis).<br />
RATING: BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT<br />
SHIRE COUNCIL: MURWEH SHIRE<br />
Although the ooline trees (Cadellia pentasylis) at this site are scattered <strong>along</strong> either<br />
side of the highway, they do however consist of both mature and regenerating trees,<br />
and so the site is valuable as a <strong>biodiversity</strong> hotspot.<br />
THREATS: The major threats to this site are overgrazing by cattle, habitat<br />
degradation by rabbits, wood collectors, inappropriate fire regime, gravel extraction,<br />
road widening, and habitat degradation by weeds.<br />
CURRENT MANAGEMENT: None. Although <strong>along</strong> the nearby section of the<br />
Warrego Highway there is work being undertaken by Murweh Shire Council to<br />
address weeds, especially harrisia cactus (Eriocereus sp.), which is part of the weed<br />
control for Ooline Park (site 3, pp. 62-64).<br />
RECOMMENDATIONS: As for Ooline Park, it is recommended that there needs to<br />
be negotiations between Murweh Shire Council and DTMR to recognise this site as<br />
an area of ‘no disturbance’, which would avoid accidental clearance or gravel<br />
extraction. Inclusion of the site in the shire pest and weed management programme<br />
is also recommended.<br />
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