Where were the flying-foxes in February? The heat maps below show the distribution of the different flying-fox species across the region of the NFFMP. The darker the colour the greater the abundance of flying-foxes in an area, black shading refers to GHFFs, blue to BFFs, green to SFFs and orange to LRFFs. Red dots indicate visited camps NFFMP data in use In the November report we described how the data collected as part of the NFFMP formed a key component of a number of submissions to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy’s “Inquiry into flying-fox management in the eastern states”. The committee has now published its report and this is available at ). The Inquiry led to four major recommendations: The establishment of a Working Group to the Council of Australian Governments to coordinate and harmonise the approach to flying-fox management and conservation across the country. The establishment of a dedicated funding pool for flying-fox research and conservation actions, and specifically calling for ongoing support for the NFFMP. The development of tools to assist councils in their decision making processes. The development of educational materials regarding flying-foxes and their management, and the promotion of these materials in areas impacted by flying-foxes. The recommendation that continued support be made available for the NFFMP is an indication of the important role it this program is playing in the conservation and management of flying-foxes in Australia and clear recognition of the impact of your efforts in participating in the program. LRFF The NFFMP A map of the camps covered in the NFFMP surveys can be viewed at Clicking on a camp icon will show a plot of species composition and numbers recorded at that camp during NFFMP surveys. The aim of the program is to establish a reliable baseline estimate of the flying fox populations and over time to estimate trends. This will take a number of years since each quarterly count will be subject to
Where were the flying-foxes in February? The heat maps below show the distribution of the different flying-fox species across the region of the NFFMP. The darker the colour the greater the abundance of flying-foxes in an area, black shading refers to GHFFs, blue to BFFs, green to SFFs and orange to LRFFs. Red dots indicate visited camps NFFMP data in use In the November report we described how the data collected as part of the NFFMP formed a key component of a number of submissions to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy’s “Inquiry into flying-fox management in the eastern states”. The committee has now published its report and this is available at ). The Inquiry led to four major recommendations: The establishment of a Working Group to the Council of Australian Governments to coordinate and harmonise the approach to flying-fox management and conservation across the country. The establishment of a dedicated funding pool for flying-fox research and conservation actions, and specifically calling for ongoing support for the NFFMP. The development of tools to assist councils in their decision making processes. The development of educational materials regarding flying-foxes and their management, and the promotion of these materials in areas impacted by flying-foxes. The recommendation that continued support be made available for the NFFMP is an indication of the important role it this program is playing in the conservation and management of flying-foxes in Australia and clear recognition of the impact of your efforts in participating in the program. LRFF The NFFMP A map of the camps covered in the NFFMP surveys can be viewed at Clicking on a camp icon will show a plot of species composition and numbers recorded at that camp during NFFMP surveys. The aim of the program is to establish a reliable baseline estimate of the flying fox populations and over time to estimate trends. This will take a number of years since each quarterly count will be subject to
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