Objective 2: Threatening processes that are constraining the recovery of western ringtail possums are mitigated in each key management zone The impact of threatening processes is complex and interactive for this species. They not only involve habitat loss (see objective 1) but also a variety of other factors. The relative importance of the processes threatening the western ringtail possum varies across the species’ range and through time. At any one locality, several threatening processes may be interactive (for example Wayne et al. 2000, Wayne 2005, Wayne et al. 2006). Such threatening processes need to be identified and managed to reduce their impact on the conservation of western ringtail possum. Action Description Swan Southern South Performance Criteria Responsibility Coastal Forest Coast Plain Zone Priority Zone Priority Priority 2.1 Work with fire management agencies to 2 1 1 Fire management actions have minimal DPaW, DFES, implement improved fire management strategies negative impacts on western ringtail LGA that minimise the impact of fire prevention, fuel possums without increasing the of reduction and fire suppression activities on large, higher intensity fires. western ringtail possums and their habitat, without increasing the risks of large, higher intensity fires.
Objective 2: Threatening processes that are constraining the recovery of western ringtail possums are mitigated in each key management zone The impact of threatening processes is complex and interactive for this species. They not only involve habitat loss (see objective 1) but also a variety of other factors. The relative importance of the processes threatening the western ringtail possum varies across the species’ range and through time. At any one locality, several threatening processes may be interactive (for example Wayne et al. 2000, Wayne 2005, Wayne et al. 2006). Such threatening processes need to be identified and managed to reduce their impact on the conservation of western ringtail possum. Action Description Swan Coastal Plain Zone Priority Southern Forest Zone Priority South Coast Priority Performance Criteria Responsibility 2.1 Work with fire management agencies to implement improved fire management strategies that minimise the impact of fire prevention, fuel reduction and fire suppression activities on western ringtail possums and their habitat, without increasing the risks of large, higher intensity fires. 2 1 1 Fire management actions have minimal negative impacts on western ringtail possums without increasing the of large, higher intensity fires. DPaW, DFES, LGA
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