Proceedings of the WWF-Australia Quoll Workshop
Proceedings of the WWF-Australia Quoll Workshop
Proceedings of the WWF-Australia Quoll Workshop
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6. Reintroductions:No specific action wasrecommended, howeverparticipants identifiedopportunities for quollreintroductions including:• Eastern quoll to <strong>the</strong>mainland• Western quoll to <strong>the</strong> aridzone• Nor<strong>the</strong>rn quoll acrossmainland <strong>Australia</strong>Private business &Department <strong>of</strong> Sustainabilityand Environment (VIC)Department for <strong>the</strong>Environment and Heritage(SA)Department <strong>of</strong> Conservation(WA)Environment ProtectionAuthority (EPA) (QLD)Natural Resources,Environment & <strong>the</strong> Arts (NT)Not specifiedBefore support <strong>of</strong> anyreintroduction, <strong>the</strong>re would be<strong>the</strong> need for:• National guidelines forreintroduction efforts• Sound scientific supportand funding• Ensuring that <strong>the</strong> initialcauses <strong>of</strong> decline havebeen removed.7. Protection <strong>of</strong> Habitat:• Support and developprograms to provideincentives/stewardshippayments to encouragehabitat protection onprivate land.• Assess and learn fromcase studies in QLDand WA on landholderengagementQLD EPA (Mackay)Federal GovernmentState governments<strong>WWF</strong>-<strong>Australia</strong>O<strong>the</strong>r NGOs (Wild Country,Bush Heritage <strong>Australia</strong>, TheNature Conservancy)CouncilsNatural ResourceManagement CommitteesOngoingIncentives for landholdersLook at case studies in QLD& WAEducationStewardship payments8. Eastern quoll -nomination for Federallisting:• Nominate listing <strong>of</strong> easternquolls under EnvironmentProtection & BiodiversityConservation ActDepartment <strong>of</strong> PrimaryIndustries and Water(Tasmania)ImmediatelyClare Hawkins to coordinate9. Fire:• Support research andmonitor <strong>the</strong> impact <strong>of</strong> fireon quoll populationsQueensland EPANatural Resources,Environment & <strong>the</strong> Arts (NT)Indigenous Land CouncilsUnspecifiedKnowledge sharingNot specified – pursuethrough Australasian <strong>Quoll</strong>Network10. Community involvementand awareness:• Improve <strong>the</strong> publicperception <strong>of</strong> quolls andsupport community andlandholder engagement inquoll conservation.State agenciesAustralasian <strong>Quoll</strong> Network<strong>WWF</strong>-<strong>Australia</strong>TSNRegional networks<strong>Quoll</strong> Seekers NetworkMedium PriorityA key action to pursuethrough Australasian <strong>Quoll</strong>Network<strong>Quoll</strong> Seekers Network11. Cane Toads:• Ongoing support forestablishing island“insurance” populations• Support research into whysome populations areable to persistence in <strong>the</strong>presence <strong>of</strong> cane toadsNatural Resources,Environment & <strong>the</strong> Arts (NT)Queensland EPADepartment <strong>of</strong> Conservation(WA)<strong>WWF</strong>-PNGHigh Priority• The use <strong>of</strong> sanctuaryislands to address canetoad impacts• Building <strong>of</strong> insurance”populations at locationssafe from cane toads(such as islands in <strong>the</strong>Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Territory),• Translocation <strong>of</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rnquolls• The use <strong>of</strong> persistentpopulations to re-populatecritical areas• Research into why somepopulations are able topersist in <strong>the</strong> presence <strong>of</strong>cane toads.21
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