Mid Regent Establish a SPZ including a 100 m wide buffer around Exclude all disturbance activities from the SPZ. Honeyeater phrygia regularly used Regent Honeyeater sites. Surround the Within the SMZ, retain at least 10 habitat trees Murray SPZ with a 150 m wide SMZ. per hectare. Habitat trees are large, vigorous individuals of the key eucalypt species. Mid Southern Myotis Establish a SMZ of 250 m radius over verified breeding Within the SMZ, exclude all potentially disturbing Myotis macropus and roosting populations. activities during breeding season. Breeding Murray season is 1 October to 31 March. Within 100m of the breeding and roosting trees, exclude timber harvesting at all times. Mid Superb Polytelis Establish a SMZ of 250 m radius over verified nest trees. Within the SMZ, exclude all potentially disturbing Review this Parrot swainsonii activities during breeding season. Breeding strategy statewide Murray season is 1 September to 31 December. Within every 10 years from 100m of the breeding and roosting trees, exclude 2003, or if the total timber harvesting at all times. area of buffer zones in Victorian State forests exceeds 200 ha, whichever occurs first. Mid Haliaeetus Establish a SMZ of 250 m radius over verified nesting Within the SMZ, avoid timber harvesting, road populations. construction and burning during breeding Murray season. Breeding season is 1 May to 31 December. Within 100m of nest trees, exclude timber harvesting, road construction and burning at all times. Mid Woodland Establish a SMZ of approximately 50 ha over verified Conduct a site inspection and detailed planning Blind Snake populations, where practicable incorporating the in consultation with DEPI to ensure the species is Murray proximus detection site. adequately protected during timber harvesting operations. Midlands Barking Owl Ninox Establish a SPZ of 3 ha and a SMZ of 250-300 m radius (or Prepare an SMZ plan prior to harvesting connivens equivalent linear area) around each verified nesting and commencement. SMZ plans will protect roosting site utilised recently and frequently and located trees for owls and prey species along outside a Barking Owl Management Area. with younger trees that may provide hollows in A SMZ is not required where the site is already future. These areas will be managed to maintain protected. habitat capable of supporting adequate
Mid Murray Regent Honeyeater phrygia Establish a SPZ including a 100 m wide buffer around regularly used Regent Honeyeater sites. Surround the SPZ with a 150 m wide SMZ. Exclude all disturbance activities from the SPZ. Within the SMZ, retain at least 10 habitat trees per hectare. Habitat trees are large, vigorous individuals of the key eucalypt species. Mid Murray Southern Myotis Myotis macropus Establish a SMZ of 250 m radius over verified breeding and roosting populations. Within the SMZ, exclude all potentially disturbing activities during breeding season. Breeding season is 1 October to 31 March. Within 100m of the breeding and roosting trees, exclude timber harvesting at all times. Mid Murray Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii Establish a SMZ of 250 m radius over verified nest trees. Within the SMZ, exclude all potentially disturbing activities during breeding season. Breeding season is 1 September to 31 December. Within 100m of the breeding and roosting trees, exclude timber harvesting at all times. Review this strategy statewide every 10 years from 2003, or if the total area of buffer zones in Victorian State forests exceeds 200 ha, whichever occurs first. Mid Murray Haliaeetus Establish a SMZ of 250 m radius over verified nesting populations. Within the SMZ, avoid timber harvesting, road construction and burning during breeding season. Breeding season is 1 May to 31 December. Within 100m of nest trees, exclude timber harvesting, road construction and burning at all times. Mid Murray Woodland Blind Snake proximus Establish a SMZ of approximately 50 ha over verified populations, where practicable incorporating the detection site. Conduct a site inspection and detailed planning in consultation with DEPI to ensure the species is adequately protected during timber harvesting operations. Midlands Barking Owl Ninox connivens Establish a SPZ of 3 ha and a SMZ of 250-300 m radius (or equivalent linear area) around each verified nesting and roosting site utilised recently and frequently and located outside a Barking Owl Management Area. A SMZ is not required where the site is already protected. Prepare an SMZ plan prior to harvesting commencement. SMZ plans will protect trees for owls and prey species along with younger trees that may provide hollows in future. These areas will be managed to maintain habitat capable of supporting adequate
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