North/South Burnett 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

  •  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 White-throated Snapping Turtle and White-bellied Sea Eagle.
  • Protect and monitor known nesting sites of raptor species such as Red Goshawk, Southern Boobook and Powerful Owl.
  • Protect known roost sites for species including Grey-headed Flying-fox, Glossy Ibis, Glossy Black Cockatoo and Powerful Owl.
  • Retain surface rocks as habitat for species such as Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby, Adorned Delma and Black-headed Python.
  • Retain large fallen logs as habitat for species such as Northern Quoll, Spotted-tailed Quoll, Black-headed Python, Carpet Python, Five-clawed Worm-skink and eastern Blue-tongue Lizard.
  • Undertaken strategic revegetation to improve long-term connectivity for species such as Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby, Greater Glider, Koala, Spotted-tailed Quoll, Black-breasted Button-quail, Rufous Fantail, Grey Snake, Sand Goanna and Eastern Blue-tongue 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 Northern Quoll, Spotted- tailed Quoll, Rainbow Bee-eater, Carpet Python, Common Death Adder and Frill-necked Lizard.
  • Work with the community to control the European fox which preys on native species such as Rainbow Bee-eater, Black-breasted Button-quail, Squatter Pigeon, Adorned Delma, Black-headed Python and Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard, and completes with Northern and Spotted-tailed Quolls.
  • Work with the community to control feral pigs which can cause considerable damage to wetland systems.
  • Work with the community to control wild dogs which prey on native species such as Koala, Northern Quoll, Spotted- tailed Quoll, Sand Goanna and Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard, as well as calves and lambs.
  • Be aware of animals on the road (e.g. Koala, Squatter Pigeon, Tawny Frogmouth, Carpet Python, and various wallaby species), particularly at dusk and dawn when animals are most susceptible to vehicle strike – practice defensive driving.

 

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