Charters Towers/Whitsunday management actions

Aerial view by Guy Roth
Photo: Guy Roth		 Possum in a nest by Phil Spark
Photo: Phil Spark		 People planting trees by Milly Hobson
Photo: Milly Hobson

General management action

Routine control of terrestrial and aquatic weeds, including via management agreements with NRM agencies, councils and other organisations.

Routine control of feral animals, including via management agreements with NRM agencies, councils and other organisations.

Targeted revegetation works to increase native vegetation cover over the long term, focussing efforts adjacent to existing remnant vegetation, within threatened ecological communities, within identified regional corridors, and adjacent to rivers, streams and wetlands.

Prevent livestock from having permanent access to rivers, streams and wetlands, and where possible excluding grazing altogether to allow the condition of river banks and wetlands to recover.

 

Priority management actions for this region

  • Protect and recover riverine vegetation to provide effective habitat and refugia for species including Ornamental Snake, Southern Black-throated Finch and Yellow Wagtail.
  • Protect and monitor known nesting sites of raptor species such as Red Goshawk and Southern Boobook.
  • Retain surface rocks as habitat for species such as Ornamental Snake and Yakka Skink.
  • Retain large fallen logs as habitat for species such as Northern Quoll, Carpet Python and Yakka Skink.
  • Retain large isolated paddock trees and clumps of trees to assist movement of species such as Frill-necked Lizard, and encourage regeneration around tree species such as Carbeen, Brigalow, Black Ironbox, Pink Gidgee and Waxy Cabbage Palm.
  • Retain native grassland and shrubs on the farm for ground-dwelling species such as Northern Quoll, Squatter Pigeon and Ornamental Snake.
  • Retain stick and leaf litter for ground-dwelling species such as Ornamental Snake, Squatter Pigeon and Yakka Skink.
  • Undertaken strategic revegetation to improve long-term connectivity for species such as Greater Glider, Southern Black-throated Finch and Mount Cooper Striped Skink, focussing efforts adjacent to existing remnant vegetation.
  • Work with the community to control the cane toad as it will impact native animals such as Northern Quoll, Frill-necked Lizard and carpet Python.
  • Work with the community to control the European fox which preys on native species such as Squatter Pigeon and Yellow Wagtail, and competes with Northern Quoll.
  • Be aware of animals on the road (e.g. Northern Quoll, Carpet Python and various macropods), particularly at dusk and dawn when animals are most susceptible to vehicle strike – practice defensive driving

 

For more information about the key management actions listed above click here