MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS FOR 119 PRIORITY ANIMAL SPECIES This table identified priority management interventions for 119 animal species identified as high priority for urgent management intervention following the 2019-20 bushfires. Developed by the Wildlife and Threatened Species Bushfire Recovery Expert Panel, this analysis of actions will help guide post-fire management and conservation responses. Actions were based on consensus opinion across many experts and are intended to inform the management response immediately, and in the first year, post bushfire. While these actions are intended to support the management response for bushfire-affected species, this information should not be the only consideration of decision makers when focusing investment and effort. a The likely priority actions have been based on the analysis of species' traits. Some activities will require permits and permission of the public land manager. b Survey to establish extent of population loss, and establish baseline for ongoing monitoring. c This includes careful management of unburnt areas within or adjacent to recently burnt ground that provide refuges; also unburnt areas that are not adjacent to burnt areas. Includes protection from extensive, intense fire. d These columns indicate whether the actions are potentially suitable and feasible in the first year after fire, and record what action have taken place to date. In most cases, opportunities to salvage individuals and populations as a 'rescue' action are now past, but there may still be opportunities to capture wild animals to stock captive breeding programs, to carry out wild-to-wild translocations to unburnt habitat and to safe havens (fenced areas and islands), in future years and these are noted for some species. e Careful risk assessment is required in all cases. f Where appropriate, note that food and water provision may be less relevant as time goes on. g Note that many forest-dependent fauna are disadvantaged by post-fire salvage logging, especially hollow-dependent species, so an action to limit post-fire salvage logging will benefit most species. As well as priority actions for the first year post-fire, some key longer-term actions are indicated for some species. Published by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment on 9 September 2020 Copyright Commonwealth of Australia. 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For licence conditions see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SPRAT Emergency salvage of plant and animal Supplementary Feral predator and herbivore control to Species identified as the highest priority for ID species for ex-situ conservation or wild-to- shelter, food, and a Rapid on-ground reduce the pressure on native species where urgent management action d f assessment for wild translocation water for animals appropriate Careful management g species and c Salvage/translocate to Longer-term additional actions of unburnt areas Exclude herbivores from High scores for communities of Salvage/capture into ex nearby unburnt habitat Provision of Control introduced Common name b unburnt and concern situe or havens (including supplementary resources predators ecological traits regenerating vegetation waterways for fish)e Invertebrates Herbivore with a Pseudococcus specialised diet (one No, 100% of adult host markharveyi species of Banksia); 86868 Yes Yes Unlikely plant population Unlikely Yes Unknown Banksia montana habitat specialist that impacted mealybug needs long-unburnt habitat; social Bertmainius colonus High fire mortality Eastern Stirling Range Yes; to prevent 89125 because burrows are Yes Yes Yes Maybe Unlikely Unknown Pygmy Trapdoor trampling shallow Spider Maybe, if unburnt Trioza barrettae Herbivore with a host plants exist, 87805 Banksia brownii plant specialised diet (one Yes Yes Yes Unlikely Yes Unknown which does not louse species of Banksia) already support louse Thaumatoperla alpina Yes; exclude from 25289 Yes Yes Unlikely Unlikely No Unknown Alpine Stonefly waterways Published by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment on 9 September 2020 Copyright Commonwealth of Australia. 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For licence conditions see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SPRAT Emergency salvage of plant and animal Supplementary Feral predator and herbivore control to Species identified as the highest priority for ID species for ex-situ conservation or wild-to- shelter, food, and a Rapid on-ground reduce the pressure on native species where urgent management action d f assessment for wild translocation water for animals appropriate Careful management g species and c Salvage/translocate to Longer-term additional actions of unburnt areas Exclude herbivores from High scores for communities of Salvage/capture into ex nearby unburnt habitat Provision of Control introduced Common name b unburnt and concern situe or havens (including supplementary resources predators ecological traits regenerating vegetation waterways for fish)e Maybe, cool burns - Weeds also a threat have been trialled in - Manage symbionts strong symbiotic relationships Specialist herbivore Maybe; possible Paralucia spinifera NSW which has with Bursaria spinosa subsp lasiophylla (for egg laying) with symbiotic habitat Yes; pigs, especially in 26335 Bathurst Copper Yes Yes No established new Yes and with Anonychomyrma itinerans (ant) which relationship to a plant supplementation for unburnt habitat Butterfly habitat in some areas, protects larvae and receives some food form them and an ant ants possible target for - Somewhat dependent on fire, as species prefer nearby salvage young Bursaria plants Mammals Yes, noting extreme difficulty of capturing High mortality in live individuals in this Sminthopsis intense fires; very high Maybe (species is so Yes; the most rare species that is not Yes; artificial shelters griseoventer aitkeni susceptibility to naturally rare, that important action in 87634 Yes Yes attracted to baits, and in burnt areas are an Yes Kangaroo Island introduced predators unburnt patches may the short to medium that only very small option Dunnart (compounded by be unoccupied) term. numbers are left, cover loss) probably confined to unburnt fragments High mortality in intense fires; very high Maybe; if founders Maybe; as it is known Yes; artificial shelters Pseudomys oralis - Mass regeneration of eucalypts and wattle post fire susceptibility to required for later to be absent from in burnt areas could 98 Hastings River Mouse, Yes Yes Yes Yes could suppress the grass they need, so localised introduced predators reintroductions patches that seem be an option in some Koontoo control of these plants may be an option (compounded by suitable circumstances cover loss) Maybe; nearby unburnt habitat may Specialised habitat; be saturated, but very high susceptibility Yes; artificial shelters - Cross jurisdiction workshop and analysis to see if Maybe; if founders known to be absent Potorous longipes to introduced in burnt areas could wild to wild translocations to other suitable areas to 217 Yes Yes required for later from some sites in Yes Yes Long-footed Potoroo predators be an option in some support new populations and spread risk would be reintroductions NSW that previously (compounded by circumstances beneficial. supported this species, cover loss) so these locations may be options Tachyglossus Maybe; to relocate aculeatus Yes; but less critical from areas if ant 87597 multiaculeatus Specialised diet Yes Yes No No No than for other mounds have been Kangaroo Island mammal species destroyed Echidna Published by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment on 9 September 2020 Copyright Commonwealth of Australia. 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For licence conditions see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SPRAT Emergency salvage of plant and animal Supplementary Feral predator and herbivore control to Species identified as the highest priority for ID species for ex-situ conservation or wild-to- shelter, food, and a Rapid on-ground reduce the pressure on native species where urgent management action d f assessment for wild translocation water for animals appropriate Careful management g species and c Salvage/translocate to Longer-term additional actions of unburnt areas Exclude herbivores from High scores for communities of Salvage/capture into ex nearby unburnt habitat Provision of Control introduced Common name b unburnt and concern situe or havens (including supplementary resources predators ecological traits regenerating vegetation waterways for fish)e Specialised diet and Yes; supplementary Burramys parvus habitat; very Ex situ animals already feeding already in 267 Mountain Pygmy- susceptible to Yes Yes No Yes Yes exist place in NSW, and possum introduced predators; continuing until May social Yes; cattle and horses Yes; artificial shelters especially in and Antechinus argentus Habitat specialist, Yes; resurvey previous in burnt areas could adjacent to Kroombit 88218 Silver-headed prefers long-unburnt Yes No No Yes - Lantana and other weed control, especially post-fire locations using dogs be an option in some Tops and Blackdown Antechinus vegetation circumstances Tablelands National Parks Unlikely; nearby Specialised herbivore; unburnt habitat may very susceptible to Yes; artificial