’s Bushfire Emergency: Tumbarumba Tumbarumba Tumbarumba What we are doing to help fire-affected wildlife: Updated 28/02/20 Biodiversity Response and RecoveryTumbarumba Corowa Corowa Tumbarumba Burrowa National Park Rutherglen Burrowa National Park Corowa Rutherglen Albury Albury Mount Mittamatite Rutherglen Wodonga Burrowa National ParkMount Mittamatite Corowa Albury WodongaChiltern Chiltern Bandiana CorowaRutherglen Bandiana MountBurrowa Mittamatite National Park Wodonga Albury Corryong Tallangatta Burrowa National Park Chiltern Rutherglen CorryongMount Mittamatite Wildlife and theBandiana habitatsWodongaAlbury in whichTallangatta they Victoria’s Bushfire Emergency: Biodiversity Response and Recovery Chiltern Wildlife Triage Wildlife Targeted food Extraction of Bandiana Mount Mittamatite Cooma live have been heavilyWodonga impacted byYackandandah Corryong Cooma Chiltern YackandandahTallangatta identifies species of particular concern. These are comprised of: Units Assessment Teams drops to support high-priority Bandiana Corryong 118 Wangaratta BeechworthTallangatta the WangarattaVictorian fires.Beechworth This includes large on the ground surviving wildlife species Tallangatta Corryong Cooma Yackandandah Cooma areas of threatened Yackandandahspecies habitat. Perisher Valley Wangaratta Perisher Valley 13 frogs Jindabyne 9 birds 19 mammals Beechworth Jindabyne Cooma Wangaratta BeechworthYackandandah Wangaratta Actions for threatened species and their habitats: Beechworth Mitta Mitta Thredbo Village Over of Victoria’s rare orMyrtleford Mitta Mitta PerisherThredbo Valley Village 10 reptiles 38 plants 29 aquatic species 170 Myrtleford PerisherJindabyne Valley Ovens Jindabyne The Victorian Government is taking immediate action to support Victoria’s bushfire threatened species haveOvens had Perisher Valley at Jindabyne impacted wildlife and biodiversity with a $17.5 million rescue funding package to Mitta Mitta Mitta Mitta Thredbo VillageThredbo Village Invertebrate numbers currently unknown leastMyrtleford 50% of theirMyrtleford habitat burnt. assist in response and recovery efforts for Phase 1. BrightMitta Mitta Thredbo TumbarumbaVillage Ovens Myrtleford Ovens Bright Whitfield Mount Beauty Bega Whitfield Ovens Mount Beauty Bega Many actions are already underway as we continue to assess fire-affected areas Tathra Tathra and respond directly to impacted plants and animals wherever possible. The Bright Bright Falls Creek Whitfield Mount FallsBeauty Creek Bright Harrietville Bega Bushfire Biodiversity Response and Recovery program delivers across six key Whitfield Mount BeautyHarrietville Corowa Mount Beauty Bega Whitfield Macquarie Bega Tathra themes. Further information about the delivery of actions under these themes will Macquarie Perch Burrowa National Park Bombala Tathra Rutherglen Perch Hotham Heights Bombala AlburyHotham HeightsFalls Creek Tathra be communicated as work progresses. Abbeyard Pambula Abbeyard Falls CreekHarrietville Pambula Falls Creek Mount Mittamatite HarrietvilleMacquarie Harrietville Victorian Wodonga LittleLIttle River Gorge Delegate Chiltern Perch LittleLIttle River Gorge Delegate Bombala Macquarie Macquarie Hotham Heights Omeo Mount BullerBandiana * Theme Government Funding MountPerch Buller AbbeyardPerch BombalaBombala Pambula Eden Legend Hotham Heights Hotham Heights Eden Legend Corryong Pambula Abbeyard Abbeyard Tallangatta Gelantipy Pambula LittleLIttle River Gorge Delegate Burnt Area (28/02/20 - AM) 1. Immediate reconnaissance of critical fauna, flora and $1,850,000 Omeo Bonang Burnt Area (28/02/20 - AM) LittleLIttle River Gorge Bonang Mount Buller LittleLIttle RiverSwifts Gorge Creek DelegateDelegate Eden Legend NSW Burnt Area (Indicative) habitat for targeted actions Omeo Omeo Cooma NSW Burnt Area (Indicative) Mount Buller Yackandandah Mount Buller Gelantipy Eden Legend Eden LegendBurnt Area (28/02/20Area - ofAM) strategic priority for 2. Wildlife welfare $1,000,000 Wangaratta Beechworth Gelantipy Bonang Area of strategic priority for Gelantipy Burnt Area (28/02/20Victoria's - AM) flora and fauna Galaxiid Victoria'sNSW flora Burnt and Area fauna (Indicative) Galaxiid Swifts Creek Bonang Burnt Area (28/02/20 - AM) 3. Emergency extraction to prevent extinction and limit $2,400,000 Bonang DargoSwifts Creek VeryNSW Burnthigh Area (Indicative)Very high Dargo Perisher Valley Area of strategic priority for species decline Swifts Creek Jindabyne NSW Burnt Area (Indicative) Buchan Galaxiid Victoria's flora and fauna High Galaxiid Buchan Galaxiid Area ofHigh strategic priority for Genoa Victoria's flora and fauna Galaxiid Genoa Area of Verystrategic high priority for Medium high 4. Intensified and sustained management of threats $7,000,000 Dargo Thredbo Village Medium high Licola Mitta Mitta Cann River Victoria's flora and fauna Licola Myrtleford Galaxiid Cann River Mallacoota Very high Medium low Dargo Buchan Galaxiid Mallacoota MediumHigh low 5. Maximise long term resilience $3,000,000 Ovens Dargo Buchan Galaxiid Genoa VeryHigh high Low Bruthen LowMedium high Bruthen 6. Knowledge and program management $2,250,000 Licola OrbostNowa Nowa Cann River Genoa HighMedium high Very low Buchan Nowa Nowa Galaxiid Mallacoota VeryMedium low low Licola Cann River GenoaMallacoota Medium low Marlo MediumLow high Food drops – concluded Total $17,500,000 Bright Bairnsdale Bruthen Marlo Food drops – concluded Licola Orbost Cann River Low Whitfield Mount Beauty Nowa Nowa Mallacoota MediumVery low low Wildlife Triage Unit – concluded Bruthen Lakes Entrance Wildlife Triage Unit – concludedBega Metung Lakes Entrance Orbost PaynesvilleNowa Nowa Paynesville Very low Incident Control Centre Phased response and recovery timeline Erica Maffra Bairnsdale Marlo LowFoodIncident drops Control – concluded Centre Tathra Erica Maffra Heyfield Bruthen Heyfield Stratford Orbost Threatened fish extraction Stratford BairnsdaleNowa Nowa Marlo * IncidentWildlifeThreatenedFood Control drops Triage –fish Centresconcluded Unit extraction – concluded also located Falls Creek Metung Lakes Entrance Very low Loch Sport in Heywood and Mansfield Eastern Bristlebird extraction Phase 1: Phase 2: Phase 3: Phase 4: Harrietville Loch PaynesvilleSport Lakes Entrance IncidentWildlifeEastern Triage BristlebirdControl Unit Centre extraction– concluded Erica Maffra Metung BairnsdaleSale Paynesville Marlo Food drops – concludedAerial shooting of introduced Immediate Short-term Medium-term Longer-term Heyfield MacquarieSale ThreatenedIncidentAerial shooting Control fish of extractionCentre introduced Erica MaffraStratford pest animals Heyfield pest animals actions actions actions actions Perch Lakes Entrance Bombala WildlifeThreatened Triage fish Unit extraction – concluded Stratford Hotham HeightsMetungLoch Sport Eastern Bristlebird extraction Paynesville Pambula Abbeyard Sale Loch Sport IncidentAerialEastern shooting Control Bristlebird of Centre introduced extraction Erica Maffra 6 months 1 year 2 year Year 3+ Heyfield Sale Aerialpest animals shooting of introduced Stratford Threatened fish extraction LittleLIttle River Gorge Delegate pest animals Omeo Loch Sport EasternWildlife Bristlebird Assessment extraction Teams Mount Buller are working through fire Eden Sale LegendSpecies and vegetation communities of concern include: Aerialaffected shooting areas of as introduced they Gelantipy pest animals become safe to access. Burnt Area (28/02/20 - AM) Bonang Swifts Creek NSW Burnt Area (Indicative)

Area of strategic priority for Victoria's flora and fauna Galaxiid Mallacoota Large Brown Tree Frog Eastern Bristlebird Dargo VeryBurrowing high Cray Buchan Galaxiid High Genoa Medium high Licola Cann River Mallacoota Medium low Low Bruthen Orbost Nowa Nowa VeryDiamond low Python Galaxiids Long-footed Potoroo

Bairnsdale Marlo Food drops – concluded Wildlife Triage Unit – concluded Metung Lakes Entrance Paynesville Incident Control Centre Erica Maffra Heyfield Stratford Threatened fish extraction Loch Sport EasternWarm Bristlebird Temperate extraction Alpine Ash Betka Bottlebrush Sale Aerial shootingRainforest of introduced pest animals To see the full report, updates and more For current fire warnings and emergency information please visit:www.emergency.vic.gov.au Photo credits: Mallacoota Burrowing Cray: information on the Victorian Government’s D Crowther, Large Brown Tree Frog: L Durkin, bushfire response to support the recovery Diamond Python: I McCann, Galaxiid: T Raadik, How to help! Donate to the Zoos Victoria Bushfire Emergency Wildlife Fund www.zoo.org.au/fire-fund Warm Temperate Rainforest: M White, of wildlife and threatened species please Alpine Ash: T Fairman. All others: DELWP visit: www.wildlife.vic.gov.au