Critically Bird Added on advice from Parks Victoria in October 2015. – Plains Wanderer Endangered A shortage of food occurs annually in the early wet season and this can be made worse by intense cattle (Golden-shouldered Endangered Bird Perceived and feral pig grazing. Pigs and cattle can also destroy Parrot) the termite mounds that the parrots breed in. Affected by grazing and other disturbances caused by cattle, horses and feral pigs; being ground-nesters, (Black-breasted Vulnerable Bird Known they are also affected by predation by cats, foxes and pigs. Feral animals, particularly water buffalo Bubalus and feral pigs Sus scrofa, are on the Gove Such animals are known to damage monsoon Endangered Butterfly Perceived (Gove Crow Butterfly) rainforest habitat, and may also damage the forest which is the habitat where the Gove Crow Butterfly occurs. (Bathurst Copper Butterfly, Purple Feral pigs have been identified as a threat to Native Copper Butterfly, Blackthorn (Bursaria a tall spinosa subsp. Lasiophylla), Bathurst Copper, Vulnerable Butterfly Known native shrub that this species only occurs in the Bathurst Copper Wing, of. Bathurst-Lithgow Copper, Purple Copper) Feral pigs have previously been identified as a risk to the species through the digging. While pigs’ Crayfish (Furneaux Burrowing Endangered Perceived burrow depth would again appear to protect crayfish (Burrowing) Crayfish) from the direct effects of such disturbance, this is an that needs to be addressed. Critically Crayfish (Dunsborough Perceived Main potential threats include feral pigs. Endangered (Burrowing) Burrowing Crayfish) Crayfish Main potential threats to existing populations include (Walpole Burrowing Endangered – (Burrowing) feral pigs (Sus scrofa). Crayfish) Critically Crayfish Feral pigs could damage habitat through (Margaret River Perceived Endangered (Burrowing) feeding behaviour and prey on crayfish. Burrowing Crayfish) Ecological Endangered Known Community
Plains Wanderer Critically Endangered Bird – Added on advice from Parks Victoria in October 2015. (Golden-shouldered Parrot) Endangered Bird Perceived A shortage of food occurs annually in the early wet season and this can be made worse by intense cattle and feral pig grazing. Pigs and cattle can also destroy the termite mounds that the parrots breed in. (Black-breasted Vulnerable Bird Known Affected by grazing and other disturbances caused by cattle, horses and feral pigs; being ground-nesters, they are also affected by predation by cats, foxes and pigs. (Gove Crow Butterfly) Endangered Butterfly Perceived Feral animals, particularly water buffalo Bubalus and feral pigs Sus scrofa, are on the Gove Such animals are known to damage monsoon rainforest habitat, and may also damage the forest which is the habitat where the Gove Crow Butterfly occurs. (Bathurst Copper Butterfly, Purple Copper Butterfly, Bathurst Copper, Bathurst Copper Wing, Bathurst-Lithgow Copper, Purple Copper) Vulnerable Butterfly Known Feral pigs have been identified as a threat to Native Blackthorn (Bursaria spinosa subsp. Lasiophylla), a tall native shrub that this species only occurs in the of. (Furneaux Burrowing Crayfish) Endangered Crayfish (Burrowing) Perceived Feral pigs have previously been identified as a risk to the species through the pigs’ digging. While burrow depth would again appear to protect crayfish from the direct effects of such disturbance, this is an that needs to be addressed. (Dunsborough Burrowing Crayfish) Critically Endangered Crayfish (Burrowing) Perceived Main potential threats include feral pigs. (Walpole Burrowing Crayfish) Endangered Crayfish (Burrowing) – Main potential threats to existing populations include feral pigs (Sus scrofa). (Margaret River Burrowing Crayfish) Critically Endangered Crayfish (Burrowing) Perceived Feral pigs could damage habitat through feeding behaviour and prey on crayfish. Endangered Ecological Community Known
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