Reserve 500 ha of mature forest within the POMA from timber harvesting in existing conservation reserves or SPZ within State forest. Maintain the remaining State forest area within the POMA within SMZ. Midlands Swift Lathamus Maintain at least 30 % of dry forest and woodland in the Midlands FMA in the Parrot discolor State forest SPZ and conservation reserves. North East Barking Ninox Identify and maintain 300-500 ha Barking Owl Management Areas (BOMA) Review this FMAs Owl connivens across the Benalla - Mansfield and North East FMAs. BOMA selection strategy once considerations include: 10 sites are - priority to protect nest sites or probable breeding areas based on the established occurrence of owlets or adult roosting pairs across the - strength of evidence for existence of a resident pair Benalla - - habitat suitability / - distribution throughout the main range of the species with a reasonable spread North East FMA across habitats and land tenures area. - preference to protect suitable habitat within conservation reserves, especially in large reserves where the entire home range can be protected within the reserve. BOMAs may overlap with management areas established for other species. Where BOMAs are based on specific records (rather than habitat modelling), the locate them to fall within a 3.5 km radius (approximate area of 3,800 ha) of the record. Maintain BOMAs that occur within State forest in SPZ. North East Potorous Maintain areas of State forest within the Great Divide Long-footed Potoroo Core Review if FMAs longipes Protected Area within SPZ. significant new Potoroo information regarding the habitat requirements or preferences of the Long-footed Potoroo arise. North East Masked Tyto Identify and maintain Masked Owl Management Areas (MOMA) across public Review this FMAs Owl land. MOMA selection considerations include: strategy once - strength of evidence for existence of a resident pair 10 sites are - habitat suitability established - distribution throughout the main range of the species with a reasonable spread across the across habitats and land tenures Benalla - - preference to protect suitable habitat within conservation reserves, especially /
Reserve 500 ha of mature forest within the POMA from timber harvesting in existing conservation reserves or SPZ within State forest. Maintain the remaining State forest area within the POMA within SMZ. Midlands Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor Maintain at least 30 % of dry forest and woodland in the Midlands FMA in the State forest SPZ and conservation reserves. North East FMAs Barking Owl Ninox connivens Identify and maintain 300-500 ha Barking Owl Management Areas (BOMA) across the Benalla - Mansfield and North East FMAs. BOMA selection considerations include: - priority to protect nest sites or probable breeding areas based on the occurrence of owlets or adult roosting pairs - strength of evidence for existence of a resident pair - habitat suitability - distribution throughout the main range of the species with a reasonable spread across habitats and land tenures - preference to protect suitable habitat within conservation reserves, especially in large reserves where the entire home range can be protected within the reserve. BOMAs may overlap with management areas established for other species. Where BOMAs are based on specific records (rather than habitat modelling), the locate them to fall within a 3.5 km radius (approximate area of 3,800 ha) of the record. Maintain BOMAs that occur within State forest in SPZ. Review this strategy once 10 sites are established across the Benalla - / North East FMA area. North East FMAs Potoroo Potorous longipes Maintain areas of State forest within the Great Divide Long-footed Potoroo Core Protected Area within SPZ. Review if significant new information regarding the habitat requirements or preferences of the Long-footed Potoroo arise. North East FMAs Masked Owl Tyto Identify and maintain Masked Owl Management Areas (MOMA) across public land. MOMA selection considerations include: - strength of evidence for existence of a resident pair - habitat suitability - distribution throughout the main range of the species with a reasonable spread across habitats and land tenures - preference to protect suitable habitat within conservation reserves, especially Review this strategy once 10 sites are established across the Benalla - /
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