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National Recovery Plan for the Orange-Bellied Parrot i Acknowledgments This document is based on the draft plan written by Mark Holdsworth and Jonathan Starks on behalf of the Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Team (OBPRT). The OBPRT members at the time were Andrew Govanstone, Bob Green, Jocelyn Hockley, Mark Holdsworth, Julie Kirkwood, Richard Loyn, Jonathan Starks, Peter Menkhorst, Neil Murray and Andrew West. Sally Bryant (DPIW) edited earlier drafts while Emma Lowe and Chris Schulz (Australian Government of the Environment and Water Resources) guided the final production of the recovery plan and background document. The preparation of this Plan was funded by the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources and maps were produced by the Department’s Environmental Resources Information Network. Cover Photographs © Mark Holdsworth, Dave James and Dave Watts. Cover design Donna Meaghan, Tree Top Designs. Citation: Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Team (2006), Department of Primary Industries and Water (DPIW), Hobart. © Threatened Species Section DPIWE This work is copyright. It may be reproduced for study, research or training purposes subject to an acknowledgment of the sources and no commercial usage or sale. Requests and enquires concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Manager, Threatened Species Section, Biodiversity Conservation Branch, Department of Primary Industries and Water, GPO Box 44, Hobart 7001 Australia. Printed version: ISBN-10: 0-7246-6424-6 ISBN-13: 978-0-7246-6424-5 PDF version: ISBN-10: 0-7246-6425-4 ISBN-13: 978-0-7246-6425-2 This recovery plan has been prepared under the provisions of the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (Vic), Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (Tas), National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (SA) and Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (NSW). ii CONTENTS Acknowledgments.......................................................................................................................................... i Contents........................................................................................................................................................ iii Preface.......................................................................................................................................................... iv Species Information and General Requirements ........................................................................................... 1 Species details............................................................................................................................................ 1 Conservation status ................................................................................................................................ 1 Population estimates .............................................................................................................................. 1 Distribution ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Habitat critical to the survival of the species ......................................................................................... 3 Mapping of habitat critical to the survival of the species ......................................................................3 Important population ................................................................................................................................. 3 Additional Information.................................................................................................................................. 4 International obligations ............................................................................................................................ 4 Affected interests....................................................................................................................................... 4 Commonwealth Government ................................................................................................................. 4 Conservation and land management agencies........................................................................................ 4 Tourism .................................................................................................................................................. 4 Mining and other natural resource extraction ........................................................................................ 5 Natural Resource Management organisations........................................................................................ 5 Indigenous people...................................................................................................................................... 6 Benefits to other species ............................................................................................................................ 6 Social and economic impacts..................................................................................................................... 7 Public information and education .......................................................................................................... 7 Economic benefits.................................................................................................................................. 7 Known and Potential Threats ........................................................................................................................ 9 Biology and ecology relevant to threatening processes ......................................................................... 9 Degradation and loss of habitat.............................................................................................................. 9 Invasive weeds ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Introduced predators and competitors.................................................................................................. 10 Wind energy developments.................................................................................................................. 10 Disease ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Illuminated boats and structures........................................................................................................... 11 Trapping............................................................................................................................................... 11 Inadequate knowledge of population trends......................................................................................... 11 Areas under threat ................................................................................................................................ 11 Population under threat ........................................................................................................................ 11 Vision, Objectives, Performance Criteria and Recovery Actions ............................................................... 12 Vision of the Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Team .............................................................................. 12 Overall objective...................................................................................................................................... 12 Specific objectives and criteria................................................................................................................ 12 Recovery Actions..................................................................................................................................... 13 Management Practices................................................................................................................................. 35 Recovery Plan Timetable, Estimated Costs and Organisational Arrangements.......................................... 36 Recovery plan timetable and estimated costs .......................................................................................... 36 Organisational arrangements ................................................................................................................... 38 References ................................................................................................................................................... 39 Appendix 1 Abbreviations used in the Recovery Plan................................................................................ 41 iii Preface The Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Plan has been prepared under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) to guide recovery activities within a planned and logical framework. This recovery plan has been subject to consideration and approval under respective threatened species legislation in the four range States; New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. The results of actions implemented from the previous Recovery Plans (Brown and Wilson 1984; Stephenson 1991; Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Team 1999) and recommendations by Saunders (2002) lay the foundation for developing strategies in this Plan. The production of this Plan was delayed due to limitations on project officer time and procedural matters. Actions undertaken during the
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