Dubbo/Gilgandra 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

  • Design fences that facilitate passage of large native animals (e.g. kangaroos, emus) across the landscape.
  • Avoid use of large fishing nets in rivers and creeks, and remove any dis-used nets that may ensnare or obstruct fish and other species such as the Duck-billed Platypus.
  • Protect and monitor known nesting sites of raptor species such as Southern Boobook and Square-tailed Kite.
  • Do not remove termite mounds as these are important for native animals such as Short-beaked Echidna. Laughing Kookaburra and Lace Monitor.
  • Ensure that rodent, rabbit and wild dog baits are applied in accordance with label specifications and best practice, as secondary poisoning of species such as Barking Owl and Southern Boobook may occur on ingestion of poisoned animals.
  • Retain large fallen logs as habitat for species such as Short-beaked Echidna, Brown Treecreeper, Scarlet Robin and Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard.
  • Retain large isolated paddock trees and clumps of trees to assist movement of species such as Little Pied Bat, Hooded Robin, Scarlet Robin, Willie Wagtail and Superb Parrot and encourage regeneration around them.
  • Work with the community to control feral cats which prey on native species such as New Holland Mouse, Common Brushtail Possum, Bush Stone-curlew and Tawny Frogmouth.
  • Work with the community to control wild dogs which prey on native species such as Duck-billed Platypus, Sand Goanna and Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard, as well as calves and lambs.

 

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