The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve: Final

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Management response Target areas or habitats Cave-dwelling species affected Consider upgrading older gates on natural cave entrances that do not conform to known bestpractice guidelines for minimising impacts on bats i.e. horizontal bars with width greater than 125 mm. Maintain cave gating that is readily accessed by the brush-tailed rock-wallaby. Introduction of white-nose syndrome Develop and enforce hygiene protocols (including education program) to stop the spread of this disease into Australian caves e.g. caving equipment or clothing that has been used overseas must not be used at JKCR. Cave managers, guides and cavers should be aware of the symptoms of white-nose syndrome i.e. sick hibernating bats, mass mortality of bats, white fungus growing on the noses or wings of bats (see threats section 9.4 for further details). Ensure any suspected infection is immediately reported to the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage and Commonwealth Department of Fisheries Forestry and Agriculture National Pest and Disease Outbreak Hotline on 131 450 and the Australasian Bat Society. THREATS COMMON TO CAVES AND THE REMAINDER OF JKCR Predation and competition by the fox Continue implementing current fox management strategy and the fox threat abatement plan (NPWS 2001b). Promote baiting protocols that minimise the take of non-target species including threatened species. After fox baiting undertake a control program for feral cats that may have moved in or bred up. The removal of foxes can result in an increase in cat numbers (Glen and Dickman 2005). Predation and competition by the feral cat Continue to implement current trapping program for feral cats. After fox baiting undertake a trapping program targeting feral cats that may have moved in or bred up. Predation by the black rat Continue reactive control of introduced rats when numbers are seen to be high. 124 Potentially any gate with a gap width less than 125 mm (as per Slade and Law 2008). Brush-tailed rock-wallaby population. Any caves where tourists or cavers visit and bats are known to roost. Any caves where bats are known to roost. Any caves where bats are known to roost. Cave entrances where large colonies of bats are known to roost, e.g. Mammoth and Paradox Caves. Brush-tailed rock-wallaby population. All cave-dwelling bats. Brush-tailed rockwallaby Potentially all cavedwelling bats. Potentially all cavedwelling bats. Potentially all cavedwelling bats. All cave-dwelling fauna. Brush-tailed rockwallaby. All. Spotted-tailed quoll. Areas where fox baiting is being undertaken. Cave entrances where large colonies of bats are known to roost, e.g. Mammoth and Paradox Caves. Brush-tailed rock-wallaby population. Areas where fox baiting is being undertaken. Caves where bats are known to roost. Cave-dwelling bats, fledging sooty owls, juvenile rock-wallabies and competition with the spotted-tailed quoll. Cave-dwelling bats, fledging sooty owls, and competition with the spotted-tailed quoll. Juvenile rock-wallabies As above. Cave-dwelling bats. The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve
Management response Target areas or habitats Cave-dwelling species affected 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. Environmental degradation and competition by the goat Continue reactive control of goats in JKCR. Environmental degradation and competition by the rabbit Maintain current rabbit management strategies. Environmental degradation by the deer All. Sooty owl. All. Sooty owl. Any karst areas. All cave-dwelling bats. Known or potential brush-tailed rock-wallaby sites. Areas with open grass cover around waterways upstream of the caves. Brush-tailed rock-wallaby population. Maintain current deer management strategies. Around waterways upstream of the caves. Environmental degradation by the pig Brush-tailed rock-wallaby population. Maintain current pig management strategies. Around waterways upstream of the caves. Weed invasion Continue weed removal program of sycamore maple and consider expanding the program to other weeds, particularly vines that may block cave entrances, such as ivy and periwinkle. Continue to ensure that weed removal is done with adequate erosion control and replacement with native plants. Consider targeted removal of periwinkle which may be limiting the expansion of the brush-tailed rock-wallaby population. Inbreeding Continue intensive management of the brushtailed rock-wallaby population, including introduction of captive bred and other animals. Brush-tailed rock-wallaby population. Brush-tailed rockwallaby All cave-dwelling bats. Brush-tailed rockwallaby. All cave-dwelling bats. Brush-tailed rockwallaby. All cave-dwelling bats. Brush-tailed rockwallaby. Streams and gullies. Spotted-tailed quoll Areas upstream of the caves, particularly the Surveyors Creek catchment. All cave-dwelling species. Cave entrances. All cave-dwelling species. Areas upstream of the caves. Cave-dwelling bats. Jenolan River downstream of the Grand Arch. Brush-tailed rock-wallaby population. Brush-tailed rockwallaby. Brush-tailed rockwallaby. The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve 125
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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
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SPECKLED WARBLER CHTHONICOLA SAGITT
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VARIED SITTELLA DAPHOENOSITTA CHRYS
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POWERFUL OWL NINOX STRENUA EPBC Act
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BETTONG SPECIES BETTONGIA SPP. EPBC
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BRUSH-TAILED PHASCOGALE PHASCOGALE
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Management Considerations Continue
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EASTERN QUOLL DASYURUS VIVERRINUS E
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KOALA PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS EPBC A
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NEW HOLLAND MOUSE PSEUDOMYS NOVAEHO
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PLATYPUS ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS E
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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
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Page 95 and 96: FERAL CAT FELIS CATUS Feral cat. Ph
Page 97 and 98: FERAL DOG CANIS LUPUS Feral dog. Ph
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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: Management response Target areas or
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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