The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve: Final

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Management response Target areas or habitats Species affected Avoid new gates where rock-wallabies are known to reside currently or historically. If gating must occur, ensure gaps allow access by rockwallabies. Maintain gaps in older gates that allow rock-wallabies continue to use to access caves. Inbreeding Continue intensive management of the brushtailed rock-wallaby population, including introduction of captive bred and other animals. Continue prioritisation of threats which impact on brush-tailed rock-wallaby as the loss of a single animal is significant. If any of the following extremely rare or presumed locally extinct species are rediscovered, assume the population has a low genetic diversity and act accordingly. Predation by dogs Continue existing management of wild dogs within JKCR. Promote baiting protocols that minimise the take of non-target species. Promote a cross-tenure approach to dog control in co-ordination with neighbouring landholders. Ensure the competing requirements of controlling dogs and conserving dingos are met as best as possible within JKCR and surrounding lands. Disease Ensure that staff and contractors follow the hygiene protocols for the control of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (NPWS 2001a). Remove from the park any aviary escapee parrots or sulphur-crested cockatoos with beak and feather disease. Continue to monitor the brush-tailed rockwallaby population for disease associated with low genetic diversity. Ensure park workers are aware of diseases that may threaten JKCR such as Phytophthora cinnamomi, myrtle rust or white-nosed syndrome. Removal of dead wood and trees Avoid removal of dead standing trees during PWG works. Avoid removal of fallen timber, especially large logs, where these resources are scarce. Loss of hollow-bearing trees Avoid removal of hollow-bearing trees during PWG works. 102 Brush-tailed rock-wallaby population. Brush-tailed rock-wallaby population. Brush-tailed rock-wallaby population. Brush-tailed rockwallaby Brush-tailed rockwallaby. Brush-tailed rockwallaby. All. Brush-tailed phascogale, stuttering frog, long-nosed potoroo, red-necked pademelon, bettong spp. Brush-tailed rock-wallaby population. Brush-tailed rockwallaby. All. Spotted-tailed quoll, brush-tailed phascogale. All. Brush-tailed rockwallaby, yellow-bellied glider, squirrel glider. All Dingo. Waterways. All frog species including the stuttering frog. All. Native parrots. Brush-tailed rock-wallaby population. All. Many. Riparian and regenerating river flats where few hollows remain due to previous disturbance. Brush-tailed rockwallaby. Native mammals and birds that use hollow trees. All forested habitats. Spotted-tailed quoll and other forest fauna. Riparian and regenerating river flats where few hollows remain due to previous disturbance. Native mammals and birds that use hollow trees, especially the barking owl, sooty owl and spotted-tailed quoll. The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve
Management response Target areas or habitats Species affected Fire Revise current fire management strategy to incorporate new vegetation mapping for JKCR. In the absence of further information, assume the karst areas require a low fire frequency. High intensity fire should be avoided in the karst area. Fire mitigation outside of the karst catchment could be considered to reduce fire risk around the caves. A patchwork regime of low intensity autumn fire would be the most appropriate. Planned burns should be avoided within the karst and catchment system. In the event that planned burns are deemed essential they should be undertaken in spring in small patches. Planned burns should be avoided around important bat roosts. Planned burns should be avoided around caves where sooty owls are breeding. Planned burns should include generous exclusion zones around sites that pose an erosion risk to the cave system. Avoid high-intensity fire around the known barking owl nesting site and any other known owl or raptor nesting sites. Avoid felling or damage to hollow-bearing dead or live trees during control burn or mopping-up operations. Alert fire crews to the danger of introducing or spreading disease such as amphibian chytrid fungus, Phytophthora or myrtle rust. Competition for hollows with feral honeybees Remove honeybees that establish in known nesting hollows for threatened species. Predation by the black rat Continue reactive control of introduced rats when numbers are seen to be high. Promote baiting protocols that minimise the likelihood of secondary poisoning by rodenticides. Avoid baiting in or around caves where sooty owls are roosting to minimise the risk of secondary poisoning by rodenticides. All. All. Karst. All cave-dwelling species. Karst. All cave-dwelling species. All except karst and catchment. All cave-dwelling species. Karst and catchment. Cave-dwelling bats. Paradox and Mammoth Caves. Eastern bentwing-bat, Eastern horseshoe bat. Key sites include Arch Cave, Nettle Cave and the Devil’s Coach House. Steep slopes and waterways upstream of caves. Sooty owl. All cave-dwelling species. Cave entrances. All cave-dwelling species. Barking owl nest site and other known nest trees. Barking owls and other threatened fauna. All. All hollow-dwelling fauna. All. All frogs, all forest fauna. Barking owl nest tree, other known nest trees. Caves where bats are known to roost. Barking owl and potentially any hollownesting mammal or bird. Cave-dwelling bats. All. Sooty owl. All. Sooty owl. Alteration to the natural flow regimes of rivers and streams, including sedimentation Continue to avoid activities which alter the natural water flow and/or increase erosion and sedimentation. Consider closing trails that are not required or that are unstable using barricades, fencing or plantings to reduce run-off and sedimentation. Steep slopes and close to waterways upstream from the caves. Steep slopes and close to waterways upstream from the caves. Cave-dwelling bats, all aquatic or semi-aquatic species. Cave-dwelling bats, all aquatic or semi-aquatic species. The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve 103
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The Vertebrate Fauna of the Jenolan
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Published by: Office of Environment
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CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION............
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6.4.12 Inbreeding..................
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1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PROJECT RATIONAL
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Map 1: Location and features of Jen
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Hydrology JKCR encompasses the uppe
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1.3.5 Vegetation Much of the vegeta
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wheel-driving and other motor sport
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Multiple banding trips undertaken b
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ground mammal surveys in all vegeta
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Bat Ultrasonic (‘Anabat’) Call
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undisturbed in situ. As agreed with
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Table 4: Statewide vegetation class
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Map 5: Location of OEH standard sys
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3 METHODS USED TO ASSESS AND PRIORI
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Table 5: Factors used to calculate
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Common name Scientific name Reason
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species occur in the southern Blue
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The proximity of the reserve to mor
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extinct. A remnant population there
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Table 8: Comparison of detection ra
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Map 7: Distribution of introduced b
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5.2 NATIVE SPECIES PROFILES This se
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STUTTERING FROG MIXOPHYES BALBUS EP
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FLAME ROBIN MELANODRYAS CUCULLATA C
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GLOSSY BLACK-COCKATOO CALYPTORHYNCH
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LITTLE EAGLE HIERAAETUS MORPHNOIDES
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REGENT HONEYEATER ANTHOCHAERA PHRYG
Page 61 and 62: SPECKLED WARBLER CHTHONICOLA SAGITT
Page 63 and 64: VARIED SITTELLA DAPHOENOSITTA CHRYS
Page 65 and 66: POWERFUL OWL NINOX STRENUA EPBC Act
Page 67 and 68: BETTONG SPECIES BETTONGIA SPP. EPBC
Page 69 and 70: BRUSH-TAILED PHASCOGALE PHASCOGALE
Page 71 and 72: Management Considerations Continue
Page 73 and 74: EASTERN QUOLL DASYURUS VIVERRINUS E
Page 75 and 76: KOALA PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS EPBC A
Page 77 and 78: NEW HOLLAND MOUSE PSEUDOMYS NOVAEHO
Page 79 and 80: PLATYPUS ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS E
Page 81 and 82: SMOKY MOUSE PSEUDOMYS FUMEUS EPBC A
Page 83 and 84: SPOTTED-TAILED QUOLL DASYURUS MACUL
Page 85 and 86: WHITE-FOOTED RABBIT-RAT CONILURUS A
Page 87 and 88: EASTERN BENTWING-BAT MINIOPTERUS SC
Page 89 and 90: EASTERN FALSE PIPISTRELLEFALSISTREL
Page 91 and 92: GREATER BROAD-NOSED BAT SCOTEANAX R
Page 93 and 94: LARGE-EARED PIED BAT CHALINOLOBUS D
Page 95 and 96: FERAL CAT FELIS CATUS Feral cat. Ph
Page 97 and 98: FERAL DOG CANIS LUPUS Feral dog. Ph
Page 99 and 100: FERAL PIG SUS SCROFA Occurrence in
Page 101 and 102: RABBIT ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS Occurr
Page 103 and 104: 6.3 RELATIVE PRIORITY OF THREATS In
Page 105 and 106: 6.4.6 Environmental degradation, co
Page 107 and 108: operations (particularly during mop
Page 109 and 110: 7 MANAGEMENT OF THREATS 7.1 RECOMME
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Page 115 and 116: 8 FURTHER SURVEY AND MONITORING 8.1
Page 117 and 118: esolved and projects are rarely fun
Page 119 and 120: 8.3.3 Suggested monitoring programs
Page 121 and 122: OVERVIEW Limestone karst is a limit
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Page 125 and 126: adept climbers and may predate on b
Page 127 and 128: Interference by the public Some ver
Page 129 and 130: Predation and competition by the fo
Page 131 and 132: can also alter the temperature and
Page 133 and 134: Management response Target areas or
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Page 137 and 138: Much of this data is then available
Page 139 and 140: Spotted-tailed quoll The spotted-ta
Page 141 and 142: Overall, the current study shows th
Page 143 and 144: Common Name Morris et al. (1997) OE
Page 145 and 146: DECC (2007) Terrestrial vertebrate
Page 147 and 148: Keith, D.A. (2004) Ocean shores to
Page 149 and 150: Soderquist, T.R., Traill, B.J., Far
Page 151 and 152: Common name Scientific name NSW leg
Page 159: Cave Date inspected Mattagang Cave
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