Narrabri 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.
  • Minimise the use of insecticides and pesticides, particularly close to riparian areas, and avoid application on windy days. Chemicals could have a negative effect on native species such as Eastern Cave Bat, Little Pied Bat, Northern Freetail Bat, Eastern Grass Owl, Tawny Frogmouth and Darling River Snail.
  • Retain any hollow-bearing trees (including dead standing trees) such as River Red Gum, Black Box and Coolibah as ongoing habitat and refuge for species such as Squirrel Glider, Northern Free-tail Bat, Yellow-bellied Sheathtail Bat, Barking Owl, Masked Owl, Little Lorikeet, Superb Parrot, Turquoise Parrot and Lace Monitor.
  • Do not remove termite mounds as these are important for native animals such as Short-beaked Echidna and Laughing Kookaburra.
  • 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 Spotted-tailed Quoll, Laughing Kookaburra, Black Falcon, Spotted Harrier, Little Eagle and Wedge-tailed Eagle, may occur on ingestion of poisoned animals.
  • Retain large isolated paddock trees and clumps of trees to assist movement of species such as Common Brushtail Possum, Koala, Diamond Firetail, Grey-crowned Babbler, Painted Honeyeater, Hooded Robin, Scarlet Robin, Varied Sittella, Willie Wagtail and Zebra Finch, and encourage regeneration around them.
  • Retain native grassland and shrubs on the farm for ground-dwelling species such as Black-striped Wallaby, Short-beaked Echidna, Diamond Firetail, Turquoise Parrot, Pale-headed Snake, Carpet Python and Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard.
  • Work with the community to control feral goats which threaten native plants including Coolibah Bertya, Greenhood Orchid, Native Milkwort, Ooline and Spiny Peppergrass.
  • Work with the community to control Noisy Miners which out-compete other native bird species such as Diamond Firetail, Dusky Woodswallow, Speckled Warbler, Little Lorikeet, Superb Parrot, Turquoise Parrot, Painted Honeyeater and Black-chinned Honeyeater.
  • Work with the community to control feral pigs which can cause considerable damage to wetland systems.
  • Be aware of animals on the road (e.g. Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby, Black-striped Wallaby, Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Koala, Short-beaked Echidna, Emu, Tawny Frogmouth, Carpet Python and Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard), particularly at dusk and dawn when animals are most susceptible to vehicle strike – practice defensive driving.

 

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