The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve: Final

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5.3 INTRODUCED SPECIES This section provides profiles on pest species that are listed as KTPs under the TSC Act and are known or may potentially have a serious impact on native fauna or ecosystems within the survey area. 84 Feral goats. Photo © Martin Schulz The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve
FERAL CAT FELIS CATUS Feral cat. Photo © M. Schulz Occurrence in the Survey Area Locally common. Cats may have increased in JKCR in recent history (M. Jones pers. comm.). Cats were frequently detected during the 2011 surveys, most often seen crossing roads at night, with a kitten recorded on a camera trap on Surveyors Creek Weir. Cats are commonly seen by staff and residents of JKCR (I. Eddison pers. comm.). Cats are typically rarely recorded by fauna survey teams as they are notoriously cryptic and bury their faeces - hence the number sighted at JKCR is of concern. It is possible that intensive fox baiting has led to a “competitive release” of cats (meso-predator release – e.g. Glen and Dickman 2005). Regional Occurrence Cats are common and widespread in the region (DECC 2007). The Blue Mountains Region pest management strategy (DEC 2007) lists cats as being at medium densities within JKCR and at low densities elsewhere within the Blue Mountains Region. Impacts in the Survey Area Predation by the feral cat is listed as a KTP under the TSC Act and the EPBC Act. Cats have been implicated in the extinction and decline of many species of mammals and birds in Australia. Feral cats are likely to depredate and disturb bats in roosts, small and medium-sized mammals, birds, frogs and reptiles. They are capable of killing vertebrates up to two kilograms in weight but prefer smaller species weighing less than 220 grams (Dickman 1996b). At JKCR the priority species most at risk include the brush-tailed phascogale (which may have already succumbed and be locally extinct), eastern horseshoe bats, eastern bentwing-bats, spotted-tailed quoll (through competition), squirrel glider and the flame and scarlet robins. Brush-tailed rock-wallaby young at foot may be susceptible to predation by cats. Within JKCR the cat is well established and many species vulnerable to cat predation have already disappeared, including the long-nosed potoroo and bettong species – both of which appear to be recent extinctions. Management Considerations Continue trapping program for feral cats, targeting areas where they are regularly sighted, the brush-tailed rock-wallaby population and caves where bats roost. Should a population of brush-tailed phascogale be located, it will be the highest priority for cat control as it will be in imminent danger of extinction. Should populations of the following presumed locally extinct species be rediscovered they should be a target for cat control: long-nosed potoroo, red-necked pademelon, bettongs or stuttering frog. Wild dog and fox control may result in the competitive release of cats and an increase in numbers. Therefore tandem efforts to control feral cats should take place. Support a cross-tenure approach to feral cat management through cooperation and integration of programmes with neighbouring landholders. Encourage members of the public and staff to report cat sightings made within the park and enter sightings into Atlas of NSW Wildlife to build a picture for management. The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve 85
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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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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 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: LARGE-EARED PIED BAT CHALINOLOBUS D
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
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Page 109 and 110: 7 MANAGEMENT OF THREATS 7.1 RECOMME
Page 111 and 112: Management response Target areas or
Page 115 and 116: 8 FURTHER SURVEY AND MONITORING 8.1
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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 127 and 128: Interference by the public Some ver
Page 129 and 130: Predation and competition by the fo
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Page 143 and 144: 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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