Maranoa 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

  • Retain surface rocks as habitat for species such as Adorned Delma and Yakka Skink.
  • Retain large fallen logs and stick/ leaf litter as habitat for species such as Adorned Delma, Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard, Shingleback and Yakka Skink.
  • Retain native grassland and shrubs on the farm for ground-dwelling species such as Squatter Pigeon and Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard, and to protect flora such as Belson’s Panic, Coolabah Bertya, Cymbonotus maidenii and Fimbristylis vagans.
  • Retain large isolated paddock trees and clumps of trees to assist movement of species such as Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo and Frill-necked Lizard, and encourage regeneration around them to ensure persistence of tree species including Carbeen, River Red Gum and Queensland Bottletree.
  • Undertaken strategic revegetation to improve long-term connectivity for species such as Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo, Rufous Fantail, Dunmall’s Snake and Frill-necked Lizard, focussing efforts adjacent to existing remnant vegetation.
  • Work with the community to control the cane toad as it will impact native animals such as Frill-necked Lizard, Carpet Python and Common Death Adder.
  • Work with the community to control the European Fox and feral cats that prey on native species such as Rufous Fantail, Squatter Pigeon, Willie Wagtail, Adorned Delma, Yakka Skink and Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard.
  • Be aware of animals on the road (e.g. Kangaroos, Emu, Shingleback, Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard), 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