The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve: Final

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PLAINS RAT PSEUDOMYS AUSTRALIS EPBC Act: Vulnerable TSC Act: Presumed extinct 68 Priority in Area: Nil as presumed locally extinct Occurrence in the Survey Area Locally extinct. At JKCR, the plains rat is only known from skeletal remains found at the sooty owl roost site in Nettle Cave (Morris et al. 1997). Remains were found in the surface layers and it is presumed that the plains rat has been lost from JKCR since European settlement. The loss of the plains rat from JKCR is in line with its disappearance from the majority of its former range. Regional Conservation Significance The plains rat is extinct in the region and across NSW. It is currently restricted to the Lake Eyre Basin in central Australia but its range formerly extended across much of southern Australia, including as far east as the slopes of the Great Dividing Range. It is found in surface deposits from a sooty owl roost cave in Gippsland, from where it is also considered to have become extinct since European settlement (Bilney et al. 2010). As the plains rat is extinct in JKCR and NSW, this reserve does not contribute to the conservation of the species Threats in the Survey Area Formerly - predation by feral cats and foxes, inappropriate fire regimes, habitat loss, grazing by introduced herbivores, particularly rabbits. Management Considerations No management required. The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve
PLATYPUS ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS EPBC Act: Not listed TSC Act: Not listed Priority in Area: Low Occurrence in the Survey Area Uncommon resident. Platypus are regularly seen in Blue Lake and occasionally encountered in other waterways in JKCR, particularly on the Jenolan River. During the current surveys, platypus were seen numerous times in Blue Lake. Platypuses have also been seen a number of times at “Carpark no. 1”, indicating that habitat usage extends to Surveyors Creek. Regional Conservation Significance The platypus remains relatively common throughout some Platypus. Photo © R. Nicolai/OEH parts of the region, though it has declined locally on the Cumberland and Illawarra Coastal Plains. The major waterways of the southern Blue Mountains are strongholds for the species (DECC 2007). It is well represented in the national parks system, though threatening processes act within reserves as well as outside them. Due to the small size of the reserve and the large amount of habitat reserved in the Southern Blue Mountains, it is unlikely that JKCR contributes significantly to the regional conservation of the species. Nonetheless, the platypus is an iconic species and important to visitors and staff and may be considered a management priority for these reasons. Threats in the Survey Area Alterations to natural flow regimes and reduced water quality, fox predation. Removal of dead trees and underwater snags from Blue Lake. Additionally, recent research has predicted the platypus is vulnerable to climatic change and likely to decline significantly under warmer conditions (Klamt et al. 2011). Management Considerations Continue to monitor and manage waterways for high water quality. Continue to investigate possible sources of off-site pollution of waterways leading into Blue Lake and the Jenolan River. Continue to target removal of pigs, goats, deer and rabbits around waterways within and upstream of the karst and Blue Lake. Continue existing fox control program. Avoid the removal of snags and wholly or partially submerged dead or live trees from Blue Lake. These are important habitat for the platypus as well as habitat for their prey. The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve 69
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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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Page 33 and 34: 3 METHODS USED TO ASSESS AND PRIORI
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Page 37 and 38: Common name Scientific name Reason
Page 39 and 40: species occur in the southern Blue
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Page 47 and 48: Map 7: Distribution of introduced b
Page 49 and 50: 5.2 NATIVE SPECIES PROFILES This se
Page 51 and 52: STUTTERING FROG MIXOPHYES BALBUS EP
Page 53 and 54: FLAME ROBIN MELANODRYAS CUCULLATA C
Page 55 and 56: GLOSSY BLACK-COCKATOO CALYPTORHYNCH
Page 57 and 58: LITTLE EAGLE HIERAAETUS MORPHNOIDES
Page 59 and 60: 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
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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
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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
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Page 121 and 122: OVERVIEW Limestone karst is a limit
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Predation and competition by the fo
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can also alter the temperature and
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Management response Target areas or
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Management response Target areas or
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Much of this data is then available
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Spotted-tailed quoll The spotted-ta
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Overall, the current study shows th
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Common Name Morris et al. (1997) OE
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DECC (2007) Terrestrial vertebrate
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Keith, D.A. (2004) Ocean shores to
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Soderquist, T.R., Traill, B.J., Far
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Common name Scientific name NSW leg
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Cave Date inspected Mattagang Cave
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