2.1 Work with fire management agencies to 2 1 1 Fire management actions have minimal DPaW, DFES, implement better fire management strategies negative impacts on western ringtail LGA that minimise the impact of fire prevention, fuel possums without increasing the risks 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. 2.2 Support and develop programs aimed at 1 2 2 Effective programs are undertaken that DPaW, DER, identifying, restoring or creating suitable habitat, create additional western ringtail possum EPA, LGA, including ecological linkages for the species. habitat and ecological linkages. WAPC 2.3 Implement management strategies to minimise, 1 2 1 Important and high quality habitat is not DPaW, LGA or compensate for the impacts of disease, significantly impacted by disease, pathogens or insects that are likely to impact pathogen/insects. western ringtail possum habitat quality, Diversity of habitats important to western including Myrtle Rust surveillance, Phytophthora ringtail possums are identified and dieback hygiene protocols etc. protected. 2.4 Develop and implement hygiene protocols for all 1 2 1 Hygiene protocols are written and utilised DPaW activities in which western ringtail possums are by researchers, consultants and wildlife handled or transported. rehabilitators. 2.5 Implement effective, integrated introduced 2 1 1 Introduced predator control programs on DPaW, NRM predator control programs on DPaW managed DPaW managed are effective. groups, LGA land and seek to have a coordinated approach Predator control programs are undertaken to introduced predator control across different in a coordinated way across land tenures land tenures to maximise effectiveness. in key management zones.
2.1 Work with fire management agencies to implement better 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 risks of large, higher intensity fires. DPaW, DFES, LGA 2.2 Support and develop programs aimed at identifying, restoring or creating suitable habitat, including ecological linkages for the species. 1 2 2 Effective programs are undertaken that create additional western ringtail possum habitat and ecological linkages. DPaW, DER, EPA, LGA, WAPC 2.3 Implement management strategies to minimise, or compensate for the impacts of disease, pathogens or insects that are likely to impact western ringtail possum habitat quality, including Myrtle Rust surveillance, Phytophthora dieback hygiene protocols etc. 1 2 1 Important and high quality habitat is not significantly impacted by disease, pathogen/insects. Diversity of habitats important to western ringtail possums are identified and protected. DPaW, LGA 2.4 Develop and implement hygiene protocols for all activities in which western ringtail possums are handled or transported. 1 2 1 Hygiene protocols are written and utilised by researchers, consultants and wildlife rehabilitators. DPaW 2.5 Implement effective, integrated introduced predator control programs on DPaW managed land and seek to have a coordinated approach to introduced predator control across different land tenures to maximise effectiveness. 2 1 1 Introduced predator control programs on DPaW managed are effective. Predator control programs are undertaken in a coordinated way across land tenures in key management zones. DPaW, NRM groups, LGA
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