Standard objective Objective explanation To mitigate the impact It is highly likely that Masters’ Snake has declined within Victoria due to of threatening the effects of threatening processes. This objective seeks to mitigate processes affecting the impacts of these processes so that the species can recover. Masters’ Snake Standard action Details Responsible agents Control exotic predators Rates of predation of Masters’ Snakes that are DELWP elevated by the presence of exotic predators such Parks as foxes and cats represent a threat to this Victoria species, especially where habitat has been lost, degraded or fragmented. Systematic and sustained control of these predators is desirable. Predator control should be coordinated to ensure that dogs, cats and Foxes are controlled at the same time in order to avoid ‘mesopredator release’. Control programs for exotic predators (especially foxes and cats) should be initiated or intensified within and around the Big Desert. Monitor effectiveness Establish a population monitoring program for DELWP of threat Masters’ Snake to assess the effects of exotic management predator control. The results of this activities monitoring would inform the predator control program in order to ensure that predator suppression was sufficient to allow recovery of Masters’ Snakes throughout the Big Desert.
Standard objective Objective explanation To mitigate the impact of threatening processes affecting Masters’ Snake It is highly likely that Masters’ Snake has declined within Victoria due to the effects of threatening processes. This objective seeks to mitigate the impacts of these processes so that the species can recover. Standard action Details Responsible agents Control exotic predators Rates of predation of Masters’ Snakes that are elevated by the presence of exotic predators such as foxes and cats represent a threat to this species, especially where habitat has been lost, degraded or fragmented. Systematic and sustained control of these predators is desirable. Predator control should be coordinated to ensure that dogs, cats and Foxes are controlled at the same time in order to avoid ‘mesopredator release’. Control programs for exotic predators (especially foxes and cats) should be initiated or intensified within and around the Big Desert. DELWP Parks Victoria Monitor effectiveness of threat management activities Establish a population monitoring program for Masters’ Snake to assess the effects of exotic predator control. The results of this monitoring would inform the predator control program in order to ensure that predator suppression was sufficient to allow recovery of Masters’ Snakes throughout the Big Desert. DELWP