North East Southern Myotis Establish a SPZ of 300 m radius over verified breeding Review this Myotis macropus and roosting sites. strategy when 20 FMAs sites are established or when significant information has been obtained from further research. North East Spot-tail Dasyurus Establish a SPZ of approximately 500 ha for each verified Prepare SMZ plan prior to harvesting Review the Quoll maculatus record. Include areas of undisturbed mature forest, commencement. The objectives of the SMZ will selection of Quoll FMAs riparian areas and rocky outcrops in the SPZ where be to maintain habitat for both arboreal and records afforded possible. In addition to the SPZ, establish a SMZ of Spot-tail Quoll prey, while providing SPZ and SMZ approximately 1000 ha contiguous to the SPZ. Protect continuing opportunities for timber harvesting. protection when 10 verified den and latrine sites by at least a 200 m radius Harvesting within the SMZ may comprise zones have been SPZ where they are not otherwise protected. selective harvesting operations over the entire established in State area, or carefully sited and scheduled seed tree forest or the Action or clearfall harvesting, ensuring, in either case Statement is that important prey habitat components such as revised. The hollow-bearing trees are retained. Where purpose of the clearfall or seed tree harvesting systems are review is to ensure proposed, harvesting operations may through that once targets time extend over the entire SMZ. However are reached and as harvesting must be scheduled to ensure at least new records accrue 500 ha of suitable prey habitat is available at any or other point in time (in addition to the SPZ). The information adoption of harvesting strategies for SMZs becomes available, should have regard to the assessed significance the network of of the zone as Spot-tailed Quoll habitat, existing protected habitat in patterns of public land use and forest zoning, the the FMA is optimal silvicultural characteristics of forest types in the for Quoll zone, the proportion of the zone which is conservation. unproductive for sawlog harvesting and the Substitution of timber resource values of the productive areas. protected Quoll sites must consider the extent and quality of habitat
North East FMAs Southern Myotis Myotis macropus Establish a SPZ of 300 m radius over verified breeding and roosting sites. Review this strategy when 20 sites are established or when significant information has been obtained from further research. North East FMAs Spot-tail Quoll Dasyurus maculatus Establish a SPZ of approximately 500 ha for each verified record. Include areas of undisturbed mature forest, riparian areas and rocky outcrops in the SPZ where possible. In addition to the SPZ, establish a SMZ of approximately 1000 ha contiguous to the SPZ. Protect verified den and latrine sites by at least a 200 m radius SPZ where they are not otherwise protected. Prepare SMZ plan prior to harvesting commencement. The objectives of the SMZ will be to maintain habitat for both arboreal and Spot-tail Quoll prey, while providing continuing opportunities for timber harvesting. Harvesting within the SMZ may comprise selective harvesting operations over the entire area, or carefully sited and scheduled seed tree or clearfall harvesting, ensuring, in either case that important prey habitat components such as hollow-bearing trees are retained. Where clearfall or seed tree harvesting systems are proposed, harvesting operations may through time extend over the entire SMZ. However harvesting must be scheduled to ensure at least 500 ha of suitable prey habitat is available at any point in time (in addition to the SPZ). The adoption of harvesting strategies for SMZs should have regard to the assessed significance of the zone as Spot-tailed Quoll habitat, existing patterns of public land use and forest zoning, the silvicultural characteristics of forest types in the zone, the proportion of the zone which is unproductive for sawlog harvesting and the timber resource values of the productive areas. Review the selection of Quoll records afforded SPZ and SMZ protection when 10 zones have been established in State forest or the Action Statement is revised. The purpose of the review is to ensure that once targets are reached and as new records accrue or other information becomes available, the network of protected habitat in the FMA is optimal for Quoll conservation. Substitution of protected Quoll sites must consider the extent and quality of habitat
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