Murrumbidgee 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 the 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 Duck-billed Platypus and White-bellied Sea Eagle.
  • Consider the establishment of non-fishing zones along reaches of major rivers in your region such as the Murrumbidgee River and Yanco Creek, to provide sanctuary zones for species such as Macquarie Perch, Murray Cod and Trout Cod.
  • Prevent livestock from entering sensitive wetlands and waterways as they can degrade river banks and trample and destroy aquatic habitat with implications for species including Sloane’s Froglet and Southern Bell Frog and Silky Swainson-pea. This action may require the establishment of alternative watering points.
  • Retain and/or augment in-stream woody habitat (large logs), as these provide important habitat for aquatic species such as Macquarie Perch, Southern Pygmy Perch, Murray Cod, Flathead Galaxias and Yellow-belly.
  • Protect and restore wetlands to provide secure habitat for aquatic species such as Brolga, Glossy Ibis, Royal Spoonbill, White-fronted Chat, Sloane’s Froglet and Southern Bell Frog.
  • 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 Little Eagle, Wedge-tailed eagle, Black Falcon and Peregrine Falcon may occur on ingestion of poisoned animals.
  • Work with the community to control carp as this exotic fish will impact native species such as Southern Bell Frog, Macquarie Perch, Southern Pygmy Perch and Trout Cod.
  • Work with the community to control Noisy Miners which out-compete other native bird species such as Brown Treecreeper, Diamond Firetail, Dusky Woodswallow, Flame Robin, Grey-crowned Babbler, Painted Honeyeater and Superb Parrot.

 

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