Estimated cost of recovery Table 4. Estimated costs ($) of the boggomoss snail recovery plan (these are generalised costs and will need to be fully costed prior to implementation). *Costed actions are subject to funding availability and do not include GST. Recovery Actions Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total Priority of action Objective 1: Secure habitat critical to the survival of the boggomoss and enhance suitability of sites for the snail within and surrounding this habitat Action 1.1 Work with $20,000 $52,000 $42,000 $26,000 $10,000 $150,000 High landholders/managers to protect and enhance habitat critical to the survival of the boggomoss snail, increase connectivity between known habitat areas and foster or restore potential additional habitat Action 1.2 Work with N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Medium Department of Natural Resources and in regard to future leases with suitable snail habitat to include conditions in relation to the management of grazing and fire that maintain snail habitat Objective 2: Implement threat abatement in where the boggomoss snail exists. Minimise impacts Medium Action 2.1 $61,000 $51,000 $51,000 $51,000 $51,000 $265,000 from cattle, pigs and other disturbance to habitat Action 2.2 Reduce the impact $14,880 $7,440 $7,440 $7,440 $7,440 $44,640 High of fire on habitat and snails Action 2.3 Control and $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $90,000 Medium prevent establishment of new weeds Action 2.4 Prevent firewood $13,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A $3,000 High collection at Isla Delusion camping reserve through appropriate signage and fencing to protect microhabitat Objective 3: Increase population through captive breeding and conservation translocation to at least two sites. Action 3.1 Undertake a $9,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $29,000 Medium captive breeding program to enable conservation translocations into the natural environment and to enable research into the snail’s biology and ecology
Estimated cost of recovery Table 4. Estimated costs ($) of the boggomoss snail recovery plan (these are generalised costs and will need to be fully costed prior to implementation). *Costed actions are subject to funding availability and do not include GST. Recovery Actions Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total Priority of action Objective 1: Secure habitat critical to the survival of the boggomoss and enhance suitability of sites for the snail within and surrounding this habitat Action 1.1 Work with landholders/managers to protect and enhance habitat critical to the survival of the boggomoss snail, increase connectivity between known habitat areas and foster or restore potential additional habitat $20,000 $52,000 $42,000 $26,000 $10,000 $150,000 High Action 1.2 Work with Department of Natural Resources and in regard to future leases with suitable snail habitat to include conditions in relation to the management of grazing and fire that maintain snail habitat N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Medium Objective 2: Implement threat abatement in where the boggomoss snail exists. Action 2.1 Minimise impacts from cattle, pigs and other disturbance to habitat $61,000 $51,000 $51,000 $51,000 $51,000 $265,000 Medium Action 2.2 Reduce the impact of fire on habitat and snails $14,880 $7,440 $7,440 $7,440 $7,440 $44,640 High Action 2.3 Control and prevent establishment of new weeds $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $90,000 Medium Action 2.4 Prevent firewood collection at Isla Delusion camping reserve through appropriate signage and fencing to protect microhabitat $13,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A $3,000 High Objective 3: Increase population through captive breeding and conservation translocation to at least two sites. Action 3.1 Undertake a captive breeding program to enable conservation translocations into the natural environment and to enable research into the snail’s biology and ecology $9,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $29,000 Medium
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