Species or EPBC Comments Grouping Confidence Community Name (may be regionally focussed) There are a number of factors which may contribute to (Grey Grasswren Endangered Bird Perceived habitat degradation including rooting (digging) by feral (Bulloo) pigs. Southern cassowary occurs along the eastern part of Cape York. Feral pigs degrade the bird's habitat by water sources. (Southern Cassowary Feral pigs probably compete with Southern Endangered Bird Known (Australian), Southern Cassowaries for fallen fruit. Pig traps are also known to Cassowary) have resulted in the deaths of some cassowaries. Feral pigs wallowing and rooting around the edges of watercourses and swamps degrade habitat and affect water quality Feral pigs damage habitat, particularly by uprooting Endangered Bird Known Wild Sorghum. (Eastern Bristlebird) Critically Current habitat is being grazed by... feral pigs which (Yellow Chat Bird Perceived Endangered may be causing long-term habitat degradation. (Dawson)) (Yellow Chat (Alligator Endangered Bird Known Immediate threat ... is habitat damage by feral pigs. Rivers)) In the Northern Territory, habitat degradation by feral Endangered Bird Known pigs can destroy or reduce wet season foraging habitat (Gouldian Finch) for these birds. Potential threats include grazing and trampling of (Partridge Pigeon Vulnerable Bird Perceived by feral animals particularly cattle (Bos taurus), (western)) (Equus asinus) and feral pigs (Sus scrofa). Vulnerable Bird Added on advice of Parks Victoria in October 2015. – (Malleefowl) Identified threats include grazing and trampling of by cattle and feral herbivores, notably water buffalo (Purple-crowned Endangered Bird Known (Bubalus bubalis), donkeys (Equus aqinus) and feral Fairy-wren (western)) pigs (Sus scrofa). Grazing mammals such as feral pigs and cattle can riparian habitats during the dry season when (Crimson Finch Vulnerable Bird Known they congregate around sources of fresh water and the rank grasses by feeding upon and trampling them.
Species or Community Name EPBC Grouping Confidence Comments (may be regionally focussed) (Grey Grasswren (Bulloo) Endangered Bird Perceived There are a number of factors which may contribute to habitat degradation including rooting (digging) by feral pigs. (Southern Cassowary (Australian), Southern Cassowary) Endangered Bird Known Southern cassowary occurs along the eastern part of Cape York. Feral pigs degrade the bird's habitat by water sources. Feral pigs probably compete with Southern Cassowaries for fallen fruit. Pig traps are also known to have resulted in the deaths of some cassowaries. Feral pigs wallowing and rooting around the edges of watercourses and swamps degrade habitat and affect water quality (Eastern Bristlebird) Endangered Bird Known Feral pigs damage habitat, particularly by uprooting Wild Sorghum. (Yellow Chat (Dawson)) Critically Endangered Bird Perceived Current habitat is being grazed by... feral pigs which may be causing long-term habitat degradation. (Yellow Chat (Alligator Rivers)) Endangered Bird Known Immediate threat ... is habitat damage by feral pigs. (Gouldian Finch) Endangered Bird Known In the Northern Territory, habitat degradation by feral pigs can destroy or reduce wet season foraging habitat for these birds. (Partridge Pigeon (western)) Vulnerable Bird Perceived Potential threats include grazing and trampling of by feral animals particularly cattle (Bos taurus), (Equus asinus) and feral pigs (Sus scrofa). (Malleefowl) Vulnerable Bird – Added on advice of Parks Victoria in October 2015. (Purple-crowned Fairy-wren (western)) Endangered Bird Known Identified threats include grazing and trampling of by cattle and feral herbivores, notably water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), donkeys (Equus aqinus) and feral pigs (Sus scrofa). (Crimson Finch Vulnerable Bird Known Grazing mammals such as feral pigs and cattle can riparian habitats during the dry season when they congregate around sources of fresh water and the rank grasses by feeding upon and trampling them.
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