which aredividedintoseveralcategories: The Act containslistsofthreatened species, faced bythosespecies. communities. Italsoaimstoreducethethreats of threatenedspeciesandtheirpopulations the identification,conservationandrecovery Fisheries ManagementAct by thethreatenedspeciesprovisionsof of fishandmarineplantswhicharecovered animals nativetoNSW(withtheexception (TSC Act) protectsallthreatenedplantsand The species? What arethreatened each threat. to recovereachthreatenedspecies andabate Under eachstrategy, actionsarelistedwhichaim 25 recoveryand12threatabatement strategies. recovery andthreatabatementactionsbasedon PAS combinesstrategic reformwithspecialist Species PrioritiesAction Statement(PAS). The in accordancewithactionstheThreatened for recoveryofthreatenedspeciesisundertaken where firstly, atastatelevel,integratedplanning This isachievedthroughasteppedapproach threatened nativeplantsandanimals. actions andmanagementofthreatsforover900 task ofplanningandimplementingrecovery In NSW, recoveryplanningisfacedwiththe What isaRecoveryPlan? of thespeciesinnaturecanbeassured. reduced oreliminated,sothatlong-term survival arrested orreversed,andthreatstosurvivalare ecological communityoccurswhenthedeclineis Recovery ofathreatenedspecies,populationor What does ‘recovery’ mean? Number 13. refer toPrivateNativeForestry Advisory Note For moreinformationonthreatenedspecies • • • • • • vulnerable ecologicalcommunities. vulnerable species endangered ecologicalcommunities endangered populations endangered species species presumedextinct Threatened SpeciesConservation Act Threatened Species Threatened 1994).Itprovidesfor Recovery Plans 1995 • • Recovery Plan. There arethreestagestothecompletionofa recovery actions. for thosespeciesthatrequiremoredetails Species specificrecoveryplansareonlyprepared recovery managementactionsandpriorities. animals, providingdetailedspeciesspecific individual threatenedspeciesofplantsand Thirdly, recoveryplansarepreparedfor RecoveryPlan). Multi-species priorities (e.g. BorderRangesHotspotRainforest level managementactionsandthreatabatement communities, providingbothregionalandsite of threatenedspecies,populationsorecological planning andactionsforgroupsorassemblages recovery prepared whichcombinemulti-species Secondly, RegionalBiodiversityPlansare are listedbelow. private lands.RecoveryPlans availableforNSW implementation ofRecoveryPlan actionson recovery ofthreatenedspeciesbyhelpinginthe are encouragedtobecomeinvolvedinthe recovery ofthreatenedspecies.Landowners landowners isvitalforthesuccessful The supportofcommunitygroupsand What youcando implement recoveryactionsontheirland. Additionally, landownersareencouragedto in prioritizingworkstorecoverspecies. individual planswillassistPublicAuthorities Recovery actionsidentifiedinthePAS and action? How isaplanputinto monitoring. and siteprotectionmanagement habitat restorationandenhancement,fencing (including feralanimalsand/orweedcontrol), management actionssuchaspestcontrol acting ontheplantoranimalandprovide Plans aimtoassessthethreateningprocesses habitat requirements,distributionandthreats. ecological needsofaspeciesbylookingatits Recovery Plansidentifythebiologicaland • Draft PublicExhibitionofPlan Research andplanpreparation Plan approvalbytheMinister

Private Native Forestry - Advisory NOTE 14 Examples of Recovery Plans

Endangered species - final plans Pseudomys oralis Kurri Sand Swamp Woodland Allocasuarina portuensis (a ) Pterostylis gibbosa (an orchid) Olearia flocktoniae (a bush) Angiopteris evecta (a fern) Pterostylis sp. Botany Bay (an orchid) nutans (a shrub) Bathurst copper butterfly Pultenaea parrisiae subsp. elusa & Pimelea spicata Black-eared miner other ‘lost’ threatened flora of south- Plains-wanderer Blue Mountains water skink east NSW Prasophyllum affine (a terrestrial Quassia sp. Mooney Bolam’s mouse herb) Brush-tailed rock-wallaby Randia moorei Prasophyllum petilum (endangered Warrumbungles Rapanea species A Richmond River Prostanthera askania (a shrub) population) Red goshawk Quassia species B (a shrub) Bush Stone Curlew Senecio squarrosus & other ‘lost’ Randia moorei Caladenia arenaria (a flower) threatened flora of south-east NSW Southern bell frog Silky mouse Caladenia rosella and other ‘lost’ Triplarina nowraensis Southern Brown Bandicoot threatened flora of south-east NSW Uromyrtus australis (a shrub) Carex raleighii (a herb) and other Southern corroboree frog Wollemia nobilis (the Wollemi pine) threatened alpine flora Spotted tree frog Zieria ingramii (a shrub) Centralian Ranges rock skink Thick-billed grasswren Zieria involucrata (a shrub) Daphnandra sp. C Illawarra (a tree) Uromyrtus australis Davidsonia jerseyana (a tree) Viola cleistogamoides & other ‘lost’ Zieria obcordata (a shrub) Davidsonia johnsonii threatened flora of south-east NSW Vulnerable species – draft plans Diploglottis campbellii Western pygmy possum Acacia constablei & other flora of rocky outcrops in south-east NSW Double-eyed fig parrot Yellow-spotted bell frog Acacia georgensis & other flora of Eastern Suburbs scrub Zieria adenophora (a shrub) rocky outcrops in south-east NSW sp. ‘Nightcap Range’ (a tree) Zieria buxijugum (a shrub) Barking owl Elaeocarpus sp. Rocky Creek Zieria formosa (a shrub) Koala Eleocharis tetraquetra (a sedge) Zieria granulata (a shrub) Leionema ralstonii & other flora of Endiandra floydii Zieria lasiocaulis (a shrub) rocky outcrops in south-east NSW Endiandra hayesii Zieria parrisiae (a shrub) Westringia davidii & other flora of rocky outcrops in south-east NSW Endiandra muelleri subsp. bracteata Zieria prostrata (a shrub) Epacris hamiltonii (a shrub) Vulnerable species - final plans Eriocaulon carsonii (a shrub) Acacia pubescens Euphrasia collina subsp. muelleri & Bellinger River emydura other ‘lost’ threatened flora of south- Bertya sp. A Cobar-Coolabah east NSW Boronia granitica Genoplesium plumosum (a terrestrial orchid) Darwinia biflora (a shrub) Gentiana baeuerlenii & other ‘lost’ Euchiton nitidulus and other alpine threatened flora of south-east NSW flora Gould’s Petrel Forrest’s mouse beadleana (a shrub) Genoplesium vernale (a orchid) (a shrub) Grevillea kennedyana (a shrub) (a shrub) Large Forest Owls (a shrub) Peppered frog pulvinifera (a shrub) Ranunculus anemoneus and other threatened alpine flora Hastings River Mouse Rytidosperma pumilum & other Irenepharsus magicus & other ‘lost’ threatened alpine flora threatened flora of south-east NSW Sandy inland mouse Irenepharsus trypherus (a herb) Yellow-bellied glider Koala population at Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens Endangered species – draft plans Kultarr Black-throated finch Leionema lachnaeoides (a shrub) Brush-tailed rock-wallaby Further Reading Caladenia concolor (a terrestrial Lepidium pseudopapillosum & other • See the DECC website for approved/ ‘lost’ threatened flora of south-east orchid) NSW Calotis moorei (a herb) draft Recovery Plans and other Little penguin population, Manly Corchorus cunninghamii threatened species information Point Davidsonia johnsonii http://www.nationalparks. Little tern Diploglottis campbellii nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/ Long-footed potoroo Elaeocarpus williamsianus Recovery+plans Lord Howe Island woodhen Endiandra floydii • http://www.threatenedspecies. Mitchell’s rainforest snail Endiandra muelleri subsp. bracteata environment.nsw.gov.au/index.aspx Mountain pygmy-possum and Endiandra hayesii Painted burrowing frog Eucalyptus recurva (a mallee) • Community Access to Natural subsp. maxima (shrub) Fontainea oraria (a tree) Resource Information: www.canri. Placostylus bivaricosus (a land snail) Genoplesium rhyoliticum & other flora nsw.gov.au Prostanthera junonis (a shrub) of rocky outcrops in south-east NSW Green and golden bell frog

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