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National Koala Conservation and Management Strategy 2009-2014
First Implementation Report to the Natural Resources Management Ministerial Council
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Photo on front cover by Dan Lunney
The Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council (NRMMC) consists of the Australian state, territory and New Zealand government ministers responsible for primary industries, natural resources, environment and water policy.
The Implementation Team consists of representatives of the Australian Government and the Queensland, New South Wales, Victorian and South Australian state governments.
© Commonwealth of Australia and each of its states and territories 2010
Information in this publication may be copied or reproduced for study, research, information or educational purposes, subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source.
The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Australian Government or the Minister for Environment Protection, Water, Heitage and the Arts.
While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the contents of this publication are factually correct, the Commonwealth does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the contents, and shall not be liable for any loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly through the use of, or reliance on, the contents of this publication.
National Koala Conservation and Management Strategy Secretariat Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601
or by email to [email protected]
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Contents
Introduction 1
Jurisdiction summaries 2
Australian Government 2Queensland 3New South Wales 4Victoria 5South Australia 6
National Koala Conservation and Management Strategy Work Plan 2010 7
1. Habitat identification and protection 71.01 Incorporate koala habitat conservation into existing multi - species or landscape-scale conservation programs 71.02 Habitat protection on public land 81.03 Habitat protection on private land 101.04 Prioritise populations 111.05 Revegetate habitat 111.06 Develop standard monitoring protocols 121.07Establish national database 131.08 Establish/continue monitoring 131.09 Incorporate other causes of habitat loss in planning 15
2. Over-browsed habitats 152.01 Refine regulation of over-browsed populations 152.02 Identify emerging over-browsing problems 172.03 Develop national translocation guidelines 17
3. Direct mortality of individual koalas 173.01 Implement protection of koalas from dogs 183.02 Disease assessment and treatment 18
4. Community involvement 194.01 Provide extension and advisory services for koala protection on private land 194.02 Develop and distribute education material 204.03 Extend community involvement and engagement 21
5. Caring for koalas in captivity 225.01 Develop guidelines for handling and care 225.02 Review export conditions 23
6. Research 236.01 Develop and use broad-scale habitat analysis 236.02 Identify and prioritise knowledge gaps 246.03 Identify climate change research 246.04 Facilitate develop of koala research network 246.05 Develop methods to compare disparate data on koala distribution and abundance 246.06 Develop mechanisms to fund and disseminate research 24
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Introduction
This document is the first report by the implementation team for the National Koala Conservation and Management Strategy 2009–2014.
The implementation team’s task has been to identify and coordinate measures to make the strategy happen. The strategy’s goal is to conserve koalas by retaining viable populations in the wild throughout their natural range.
An independent review of the previous national strategy concluded that the actions proposed were sound, but that the strategy had been ineffective due to a lack of implementation.
The new strategy includes an implementation plan and a requirement that performance be reported annually to the relevant ministers.
To evaluate the performance of the strategy and the efforts made under it to conserve koalas, it is necessary first to establish the context. This will provide a reference or baseline against which to evaluate subsequent efforts and achievements. The goal of this report is to provide that baseline.
The report first provides a brief overview of the koala conservation efforts of each state government and the Australian Government, then details specific actions, underway or planned, in the table that follows, mapped against the strategy’s implementation plan.
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Jurisdiction summaries
Australian Government
The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts coordinated the development and publication of the new National Koala Conservation and Management Strategy 2009–2014. The department established a secretariat to support the implementation team and to improve coordination of information and action between jurisdictions.
The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts is exploring the development of a project with Queensland and New South Wales to produce a decision support framework to evaluate and prioritise koala conservation actions.
The national conservation status of the koala is being assessed by the Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) for potential listing as a threatened species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The recommendation of the TSSC will be made by September 2010. The Minister for Environmental Protection, Heritage and the Arts will then have 90 business days to decide whether to list the koala. There are three possible outcomes:
• The koala may be ineligible for listing in any category
• It may be listed as Conservation Dependent, if appropriate plans are in place, or
• It may be listed as Vulnerable or higher, in which case the koala would become a matter of national environmental significance under the EPBC Act.
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QueenslandThe principal concern for koalas in Queensland has been the substantial declines in the koala population of the south-east of the state. The regional population was one of the largest in the country, but has suffered from urban development and consequent exposure to the threats of cars, dogs and disease. The Queensland Government implemented the Koala Response Strategy in December 2008 and has subsequently undertaken a broad range of actions aimed at arresting the decline.
The Koala Response Strategy has committed to:
• protect an additional 52 000 hectares of koala habitat
• implement a state freeze on clearing and disposing of all state-owned land in south-east Queensland until the state planning instruments are finalised
• undertake a comprehensive koala habitat mapping project
• release a model local law for councils to help reduce dog attacks on koalas
• release for public consultation draft state planning regulatory provisions and a draft state planning policy
• release a fencing for koala habitat guideline
• put an immediate hold on important bushland habitat being cleared in south-east Queensland
• commence planning for a $10 million trial on retrofitting wildlife crossings and underpasses on south-east Queensland’s hot spot roads to reduce koala strikes
• ensure all new state roads and upgraded state government main roads are koala-friendly
• introduce the Koala Habitat Acquisition Program and the Koala Nature Refuges Program – financial incentives targeted at private landowners to take action to personally contribute to the protection of koalas in south-east Queensland.
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New South Wales
In NSW the koala mainly occurs on the central and north coasts, with some populations to the west of the Great Dividing Range. The koala was abundant in the Bega District on the far south coast of NSW for a brief period in the 1890s, but it now occurs in sparse and possibly disjunct populations. Koalas are also known from several sites on the southern tablelands. Koalas are concentrated on fertile, flat land much of which is outside the reserve system and found on private land. The principal threats remain land clearing, habitat fragmentation, fire, dogs, cars and climate change—especially drought.
The Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water released the NSW Recovery Plan in 2008. At least $1.2 million has been committed to actions identified in the plan.
The Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water works with a range of land managers to conserve koalas. They include national parks managers, Forests NSW, local councils and utility operators such as the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA). The RTA makes considerable investment in implementing connectivity measures to mitigate road impacts on koalas, such as land bridges and underpasses in the Pacific Highway upgrade.
In adopting a landscape scale approach to nature conservation, NSW continues to develop a range of policies and strategies designed to maintain and enhance the environmental conditions conducive to healthy koala populations across NSW.
Specifically, NSW is developing a biodiversity strategy which will lead to prioritising investment in habitat conservation and restoration as well as threat control and abatement that will directly benefit koalas. NSW is also developing a climate change statement of intent, which will identify plans for biodiversity adaptation to climate change relevant to koalas.
Further funding would enable survey, prioritisation and conservation work to be undertaken in specific high priority koala populations in partnership between government catchment management authorities, local councils and the community. The significant populations include Gunnedah, Port Stephens, Bellingen, Coffs Harbour and Iluka. The south-east forests and Campbelltown have significant but smaller populations
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Victoria
While there are a few places in Victoria where koala populations have declined due to mortality from cars, dogs and habitat loss, the principal concern for managers is overabundant populations. Victorian koala populations have demonstrated that the koala population can grow beyond the carrying capacity of the habitat, resulting in collapse of the population in extreme cases. Overpopulation also results in overbrowsing of trees which can cause substantial defoliation of preferred food trees and changes in the composition of the ecological community. The results of overbrowsing are graphic and cause media attention and community concern.
Management therefore focuses on reducing koala numbers and maintaining them at levels low enough to prevent habitat damage.
Overpopulation used to be managed by moving koalas from overbrowsed areas to unoccupied habitat. However, options for translocation have diminished as most potential habitats are now occupied.
Population management is now primarily through sterilisation. This was initially surgical, but is increasingly achieved with hormone implants. Where pressure on the habitat is intense and immediate relief is necessary, koalas may still be translocated.
No matter which methods of population control are being used, it is still necessary to capture significant numbers of koalas, an expensive and labour-intensive exercise. The management of overpopulated koala populations and their habitat is an ongoing commitment.
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South Australia
Koalas occur in four key regions in SA: Kangaroo Island, the Lower Eyre Peninsula, the Lower South East and the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges. Each region has its own set of environmental and welfare challenges in terms of koala management. Koala populations in some parts of in SA are increasing steadily in number.
Three key issues for the koala are:
• the ongoing management of an abundant koala population on Kangaroo Island
• the intervention to rescue peri-urban koalas which have been orphaned or have come into conflict with people, dogs or vehicles
• the fate of koalas in urban areas during prolonged periods of hot weather.
The koala population of Kangaroo Island has been reduced from a high of 27 000 in 2001 to less than 16 000 in 2006 via translocation and sterilisation. There is no more recent population estimate, but the proportion of sites with unsustainable koala population densities reduced between 2007–08 and 2008–09. These results were achieved with a budget of $500 000 in 2008–09.
South Australia is drafting a policy on how to respond to emergency situations involving koalas. This is pressing issue for the Adelaide area where koalas have a high profile and are often visible. The South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage can get more than 100 koala callouts each week, often attending to koalas injured as a result of dog attacks and vehicle collisions.
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Nat
iona
l Koa
la C
onse
rvat
ion
and
Man
agem
ent S
trate
gy
Wor
k Pl
an 2
010
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easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
Cat
egor
y 1
Hab
itat i
dent
ifica
tion
and
prot
ectio
n
1.01
Inco
rpor
ate
koal
a ha
bita
t co
nser
vatio
n in
to e
xist
ing
mul
ti-sp
ecie
s or
land
scap
e-sc
ale
cons
erva
tion
prog
ram
s
Nat
iona
l Res
erve
Sys
tem
Aust
ralia
n G
over
nmen
tO
ngoi
ngAd
ditio
n of
pro
perti
es c
onta
inin
g ko
ala
habi
tat t
o th
e N
atio
nal R
eser
ve S
yste
m
(NR
S).
Koal
as a
re o
ne o
f the
mat
ters
incl
uded
in th
e as
sess
men
t of t
he v
alue
s of
pro
perti
es p
ropo
sed
for i
nclu
sion
in th
e N
RS.
A re
cent
sig
nific
ant
addi
tion
was
“Mar
cuss
en” i
n S
E Q
ld.
Koal
a H
abita
t map
ping
pro
ject
in
Sou
th E
ast Q
ueen
slan
dQ
ldC
ompl
ete
Map
s of
koa
la h
abita
t with
val
ue (h
igh,
m
ediu
m a
nd lo
w) a
ssig
ned
in th
e ea
ster
n Lo
cal G
over
nmen
t are
as o
f Sou
th E
ast
Que
ensl
and
GIS
ana
lysi
s of
koa
la d
istri
butio
n ov
erla
p w
ith o
ther
thre
aten
ed
spec
ies.
NSW
In p
rogr
ess
DEC
CW
has
car
ried
out r
ecen
t map
ping
of
koa
la d
istri
butio
n on
the
sout
h co
ast
of N
SW. T
his
will
be o
verla
id o
n ex
istin
g Th
reat
ened
spe
cies
dis
tribu
tions
,
Gre
at E
aste
rn R
ange
s In
itiat
ive
NSW
Pl
anne
d,
ongo
ing
2009
/10
Esta
blis
h a
cons
erva
tion
corr
idor
alo
ng th
e N
SW s
ectio
n of
the
Gre
at E
aste
rn R
ange
sPa
rtner
ship
pro
gram
am
ongs
t ran
ge o
f co
nser
vatio
n gr
oups
and
age
ncie
s. D
ECC
W o
ne o
f th
e le
ad a
genc
ies.
Nor
ther
n R
iver
s R
egio
nal
Bio
dive
rsity
Man
agem
ent P
lan
NSW
/ Au
stra
lian
Gov
ernm
ent
Com
plet
eN
orth
ern
Riv
ers
Reg
iona
l Bio
dive
rsity
M
anag
emen
t Pla
n co
mpl
ete,
inco
rpor
ates
ko
ala
man
agem
ent
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Polic
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easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
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ing
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nned
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plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
Nat
ureL
inks
SAPl
ans
rele
ased
A
land
scap
e-sc
ale
appr
oach
to c
onse
rvin
g th
e st
ate’
s pl
ants
and
ani
mal
s by
man
agin
g an
d re
stor
ing
larg
e ar
eas
of h
abita
t with
in
broa
d ‘b
iodi
vers
ity c
orrid
ors’.
Key
regi
ons
incl
ude
koal
a ha
bita
t
N.B
. Bot
h V
icto
ria a
nd S
outh
Aus
tralia
hav
e pr
ogra
ms
whi
ch b
enef
it m
ultip
le s
peci
es, v
ia p
rote
ctin
g ha
bita
t fro
m o
verb
row
sing
by
koal
as. S
ever
e ov
erbr
owsi
ng c
an c
ause
lo
ss o
f dom
inan
t tre
es s
peci
es a
nd th
us c
hang
es in
the
ecol
ogic
al c
omm
unity
. The
pro
gram
s ar
e lis
ted
unde
r Cat
egor
y 2
belo
w.
1.02
Hab
itat p
rote
ctio
n on
pub
lic
land
Koal
a H
abita
t acq
uisi
tion
stra
tegy
Qld
Und
erw
ayTo
be
elig
ible
, par
t or a
ll of
the
pro
pert
y m
ust
be m
appe
d as
hig
h or
med
ium
val
ue, s
uita
ble
for r
ehab
ilita
tion.
The
prio
rity
is s
ecur
ing
habi
tat c
orrid
ors
and
rest
orin
g cl
eare
d ha
bita
t, w
ith a
focu
s in
the
Pine
Riv
ers
and
Koal
a C
oast
are
as.
On
31 O
ctob
er 2
009
the
Que
ensl
and
Gov
ernm
ent
anno
unce
d it
is c
omm
ittin
g an
add
ition
al $
15M
to
the
Koal
a R
espo
nse
Stra
tegy
to p
rote
ct s
outh
-eas
t Q
ueen
slan
d’s
koal
as. T
hese
fund
s ar
e fo
r the
Koa
la
Hab
itat a
cqui
sitio
n st
rate
gy a
nd th
e Ko
ala
Nat
ure
Ref
uge
Prog
ram
.
This
pro
gram
use
s m
aps
of e
xist
ing
koal
a bu
shla
nd
habi
tat a
nd a
reas
sui
tabl
e fo
r reh
abilit
atio
n.
Stat
e La
nd F
reez
eQ
ldU
nder
way
ex
pect
ed to
be
final
ised
in m
id
2010
The
mai
nten
ance
of k
oala
hab
itat o
n st
ate
land
in s
outh
eas
t Que
ensl
and
unle
ss
exem
pted
for u
rgen
t soc
ial i
nfra
stru
ctur
e.
Gun
neda
h ko
ala
cons
erva
tion
NSW
Com
plet
eD
ECC
W w
orke
d w
ith th
e Li
verp
ool P
lain
s La
nd M
anag
emen
t Com
mitt
ee a
nd th
e G
unne
dah
Cou
ncil
to im
plem
ent k
oala
ac
tions
as
iden
tifie
d.
Publ
ic la
nd in
clud
es S
tate
For
ests
and
loca
l co
unci
ls.
Nat
iona
l Par
k Pl
ans
of
Man
agem
ent a
ctio
ns fo
r hab
itat
prot
ectio
n
NSW
C
ompl
ete
(ong
oing
)Fi
re m
anag
emen
t stra
tegi
es to
redu
ce s
ize,
in
tens
ity a
nd fr
eque
ncy
of fi
res
in s
igni
fican
t ko
ala
habi
tat.
Plan
ting
of fo
od s
ourc
es.
Stra
tegi
es to
liai
se w
ith n
eigh
bour
ing
land
-ho
lder
s to
min
imis
e ad
jace
nt c
lear
ing
40 N
atio
nal P
arks
and
Res
erve
s (7
62 0
00ha
) hav
e ac
tions
in th
eir P
lans
of M
anag
emen
t whi
ch in
volv
e ko
alas
.
Thes
e st
rate
gies
are
typi
cally
sup
porte
d by
sur
veys
of
koal
a po
pula
tions
on-
park
.
9
Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
Rev
iew
con
ditio
ns o
f Ede
n R
egio
nal F
ores
t Agr
eem
ent
Reg
ion
Inte
grat
ed F
ores
try
Ope
ratio
ns A
ppro
vals
and
Th
reat
ened
Spe
cies
Lic
ence
re
late
d to
koa
la p
rote
ctio
n.
NSW
In p
rogr
ess
DEC
CW
and
For
ests
NSW
hav
e be
en
gath
erin
g an
d an
alys
ing
data
to s
uppo
rt th
e re
view
pro
cess
.
DEC
CW
has
hel
d pr
elim
inar
y di
scus
sion
s w
ith F
ores
ts N
SW a
bout
pot
entia
l res
erve
op
tions
. O
ngoi
ng n
egot
iatio
ns in
sou
th
east
rega
rdin
g ha
bita
t in
Mum
bulla
, Mur
rah
and
Ber
mag
ui S
tate
For
ests
.
Opt
ions
lim
ited
by c
omm
itmen
ts in
Reg
iona
l For
est
Agre
emen
ts, F
ores
t Agr
eem
ents
and
Inte
grat
ed
Fore
stry
Ope
ratio
ns A
ppro
vals
Loca
l Cou
ncil
Koal
a Pl
ans
of
Man
agem
ent
NSW
In
pro
gres
s D
evel
opm
ent a
nd re
view
of c
ompr
ehen
sive
Ko
ala
Plan
s of
Man
agem
ent (
PoM
)Po
rt S
teph
ens:
fina
lised
Kem
psey
: fin
al d
raft
Cof
fs H
arbo
ur: f
ive-
year
revi
ew o
n pu
blic
exh
ibiti
on
Twee
d LG
A: $
40 0
00 p
rovi
ded
to fu
nd fi
eld
surv
eys
and
habi
tat m
appi
ng fo
r eas
tern
coa
stal
sec
tion
Nor
ther
n R
iver
s Po
M to
be
upda
ted
with
Bio
dive
rsity
M
anag
emen
t Stra
tegy
Riv
er R
ed G
um fo
rest
co
nser
vatio
nN
SWPl
anne
d (D
ecis
ion
anno
unce
d –
pend
ing
legi
slat
ion)
107,
000
hect
ares
of R
iver
Red
gum
fore
sts
and
asso
ciat
ed w
oodl
ands
alo
ng th
e M
ajor
in
land
rive
r sys
tem
s in
Sou
ther
n N
SW to
be
pro
tect
ed in
a ra
nge
of c
onse
rvat
ion
rese
rves
. M
any
of th
ese
rese
rves
will
adjo
in n
ewly
cre
ated
rese
rves
in V
icto
ria
and
crea
te a
nat
iona
l sca
le p
rote
cted
are
a co
rrid
or a
long
the
Mur
ray,
and
par
ts o
f the
M
urru
mbi
dgee
and
Lac
hlan
Riv
ers.
The
se
river
ine
fore
sts
are
know
n to
be
an
impo
rtant
hab
itat f
or k
oala
pop
ulat
ions
ex
tend
ing
into
sem
i arid
regi
ons
of
Sou
ther
n N
SW
The
koal
a po
pula
tions
in m
any
of th
ese
fore
sts
are
belie
ved
to b
e a
mix
of k
oala
s of
loca
l pro
vena
nce
and
desc
ende
nts
of k
oala
s in
trodu
ced
from
oth
er
area
s.
The
deci
sion
has
bee
n an
noun
ced
but h
as y
et to
pa
ss th
roug
h pa
rliam
ent.
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Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
1.03
Hab
itat p
rote
ctio
n on
pr
ivat
e la
nd
Koal
a co
nser
vatio
n in
tegr
ated
in
to la
nd u
se p
lann
ing
Qld
Impl
emen
ted,
on
goin
g an
d pl
anne
d
Impr
oved
pro
tect
ion
of k
oala
hab
itat a
nd
bette
r des
igne
d de
velo
pmen
ts to
ena
ble
koal
a po
pula
tions
to p
ersi
st a
nd re
cove
r.
Koal
a co
nser
vatio
n is
incl
uded
in th
e S
EQ
Reg
iona
l Pla
n; E
lem
ents
of t
he K
oala
Con
serv
atio
n Pl
an a
re o
pera
tiona
l; Tw
o pl
anni
ng in
stru
men
ts
are
prop
osed
to in
crea
se th
e le
vel o
f pro
tect
ion
prov
ided
to k
oala
s an
d th
eir h
abita
t in
SEQ
— a
st
ate
Plan
ning
Reg
ulat
ory
Prov
isio
n (S
PRP)
and
a
stat
e Pl
anni
ng P
olic
y (S
PP).
Koa
la N
atur
e R
efug
es P
rogr
amQ
ldU
nder
way
Man
agem
ent f
or k
oala
con
serv
atio
n on
pr
ivat
e pr
oper
ty id
entif
ied
by th
e Ko
ala
Res
pons
e St
rate
gy a
s be
ing
of h
igh-
to
med
ium
-prio
rity
for r
ehab
ilitat
ion
of k
oala
ha
bita
t. A
bin
ding
, per
petu
al n
atur
e re
fuge
ov
er a
t lea
st tw
o he
ctar
es is
requ
ired
to
rece
ive
fund
ing.
Prog
ram
ass
ists
land
hold
ers
to re
stor
e ko
ala
habi
tat
on p
rivat
e la
nd a
nd p
rote
ct it
for f
utur
e ge
nera
tions
,
Dev
elop
ince
ntiv
e-ba
sed
mec
hani
sms
to in
corp
orat
e ko
ala
cons
erva
tion
into
pla
nnin
g pr
oces
ses
NSW
Com
plet
eIn
cent
ive
base
d m
echa
nism
s al
read
y ex
ist
in N
SW in
clud
ing
volu
ntar
y co
nser
vatio
n ag
reem
ents
, pro
perty
veg
etat
ion
plan
s,
biob
anki
ng, e
tc.
Key
exam
ple
is “W
oodv
ille” a
djac
ent t
o po
pula
tion
of b
reed
ing
koal
as n
ear B
erm
agui
. Ini
tiate
d by
Far
S
outh
coa
st L
andc
are
Ass
ocia
tion
with
ste
erin
g co
mm
ittee
repr
esen
tatio
n by
DEC
CW
.
Loca
l Cou
ncil
Koal
a pl
ans
of
man
agem
ent
NSW
See
1.0
2Lo
cal c
ounc
il ko
ala
plan
s of
man
agem
ent p
rovi
de
a co
nsis
tent
app
roac
h to
koa
la p
lann
ing
and
man
agem
ent o
n pr
ivat
e la
nd.
Cha
in o
f Pon
ds P
roje
ctN
SWO
ngoi
ng
Mar
ch 2
010–
July
201
0
Cha
in o
f Pon
ds p
roje
ct w
ill en
able
co
nser
vatio
n of
10h
a of
ripa
rian
vege
tatio
n (in
clud
ing
prim
ary
koal
a ha
bita
t in
Wap
engo
ar
ea a
djac
ent t
o br
eedi
ng a
ssoc
iatio
n of
ko
alas
.
Sou
ther
n R
iver
s C
atch
men
t Man
agem
ent A
utho
rity
initi
ated
pro
ject
The
regu
latio
n of
nat
ive
vege
tatio
n re
mov
al in
Vic
toria
en
sure
s th
at im
porta
nt h
abita
t, in
clud
ing
koal
a ha
bita
t, is
pr
otec
ted.
Vic
Ong
oing
Net
gai
n so
ught
. Th
roug
h th
e N
ativ
e Ve
geta
tion
Man
agem
ent
Fram
ewor
k.
11
Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
Ray
mon
d Is
land
hab
itat
prot
ectio
nV
icS
ince
200
4Tr
ee b
andi
ng a
nd e
xclu
sion
plo
ts b
y pr
ivat
e la
ndho
lder
sN
ot m
onito
red
Otw
ays
habi
tat p
rote
ctio
n V
icO
ngoi
ngPr
otec
tion
of p
refe
rred
food
tree
s.
Indi
vidu
al tr
ees
are
prot
ecte
d w
ith tr
ee b
ands
.
1.04
Prio
ritis
e po
pula
tions
Exp
ert w
orks
hop
to id
entif
y pr
iorit
y po
pula
tions
in S
outh
C
oast
and
Sno
wy
Mou
ntai
ns
Reg
ions
NSW
Plan
ned
Dec
201
0
Iden
tify
prio
rity
popu
latio
ns w
ithin
the
regi
on.
Plan
ned
field
wor
k w
ill as
sist
iden
tific
atio
n of
prio
rity
popu
latio
ns
Prio
ritis
e po
pula
tions
in N
amoi
C
atch
men
t Man
agem
ent A
rea
NSW
C
ompl
ete
Des
ktop
sur
vey
unde
rtake
n to
det
erm
ine
whe
re p
riorit
ies
lie in
this
regi
on. R
epor
t is
avai
labl
e fro
m N
amoi
CM
A.
Gun
neda
h an
d Pi
lliga
fore
sts
are
the
best
koa
la
habi
tats
in N
SW.
1.05
Rev
eget
ate
habi
tat
Koa
la H
abita
t pro
gram
sQ
ldU
nder
way
Two
prog
ram
s fa
ll un
der t
his
bann
er:
the
Koa
la H
abita
t Acq
uisi
tion
Prog
ram
an
d th
e K
oala
Nat
ure
Ref
uges
Pro
gram
.
See
1.0
2 an
d 1.
03
“Bea
r Car
e” h
abita
t rev
eget
atio
n in
Gun
neda
h st
udy
NSW
Impl
emen
ted
(ong
oing
)D
eter
min
e th
e ex
tent
that
the
koal
a po
pula
tion
uses
env
ironm
enta
l pla
ntin
gs
of tr
ees
and
how
far t
hey
will
trave
l acr
oss
open
pad
dock
s to
pla
ntin
gs.
Sat
ellit
e-tra
ckin
g pr
ojec
t und
erw
ay. U
se o
f re
vege
tate
d ha
bita
t is
the
cent
ral q
uest
ion
bein
g ad
dres
sed.
Rev
eget
atio
n w
as in
itiat
ed to
add
ress
ris
ing
wat
er ta
bles
and
ass
ocia
ted
salin
ity a
nd
trees
pla
nted
wer
e su
itabl
e fo
r koa
las.
Thi
s po
pula
tion
is o
f prim
e in
tere
st a
s it
is e
xpan
ding
in
cont
rast
to th
e re
st o
f the
sta
te.
Nar
rand
era
Com
mon
re
vege
tatio
n/re
stor
atio
n pr
ogra
mN
SWO
ngoi
ngN
arra
nder
a C
omm
on re
vege
tatio
n/
rest
orat
ion
prog
ram
for t
he 5
27 h
a of
Riv
er
Red
Gum
fore
st.
Wor
k un
derta
ken
by N
arra
nder
a S
hire
Cou
ncil
in c
onju
nctio
n w
ith M
urru
mbi
dgee
CM
A riv
er
rest
orat
ion
proj
ect s
houl
d im
prov
e im
porta
nt k
oala
ha
bita
t.
12 | National Koala Conservation and Management Strategy 2009-2014 First Implementation Report to NRMMC
Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
Noo
ram
unga
Mar
ine
& C
oast
al
Park
(Sna
ke Is
land
) –re
stor
atio
n of
man
na g
um w
oodl
ands
Vic
Ong
oing
To re
stor
e an
d m
aint
ain
the
cond
ition
of t
he
man
na g
um w
oodl
ands
.
Use
eco
logi
cal b
urni
ng a
s a
tool
to
rege
nera
te c
anop
ies.
Rep
lant
are
as w
here
man
na g
ums
have
be
en k
illed.
Hig
h ko
ala
dens
ities
hav
e ca
used
sig
nific
ant
defo
liatio
n an
d de
ath
of m
anna
gum
. The
re h
as
been
no
seed
ling
rege
nera
tion
of m
anna
gum
in
rece
nt y
ears
.
Ray
mon
d Is
land
man
na g
um
reve
geta
tion
Vic
Ong
oing
Ad h
oc p
lant
ing
of c
oast
al m
anna
gum
se
edlin
gsO
ppor
tuni
stic
pla
ntin
gs ra
ther
than
stra
tegi
c. W
ere
limite
d by
poo
r rai
nfal
l yea
rs.
Kan
garo
o Is
land
Man
agem
ent
Plan
SAO
ngoi
ngM
onito
ring
of h
abita
t and
tree
con
ditio
n on
K
anga
roo
Isla
nd. T
ree
plan
ting
in c
ritic
ally
da
mag
ed a
reas
.
1.06
Dev
elop
sta
ndar
d m
onito
ring
prot
ocol
s
Dev
elop
con
sist
ent p
roto
cols
that
en
able
pop
ulat
ion
num
bers
or
dens
ity to
be
com
pare
d be
twee
n th
e sa
me
plac
e at
diff
eren
t tim
es
and
betw
een
diffe
rent
hab
itats
.
NSW
In p
rogr
ess
DEC
CW
and
For
ests
NSW
hav
e be
en
gath
erin
g an
d an
alys
ing
data
and
revi
ewin
g pr
otoc
ols
for h
abita
t ass
essm
ent a
nd
mon
itorin
g, s
peci
fic to
koa
las,
on
the
sout
h co
ast o
f NSW
.
Stat
ewid
e ko
ala
dist
ribut
ion
surv
eyN
SWC
ompl
eted
/in
prog
ress
Det
erm
ine
stat
ewid
e ge
ogra
phic
di
strib
utio
n of
koa
las
and
chan
ges
of
dist
ribut
ion
via
‘pub
lic s
urve
y’ te
chni
que.
A
2010
low
-cos
t web
-bas
ed s
urve
y w
ill fo
llow
-up
on th
e 20
06 N
SW s
urve
y an
d 19
86-8
7 na
tiona
l sur
vey.
The
stat
ewid
e su
rvey
is c
omm
unity
bas
ed.
Whi
lst
high
ly e
ffect
ive,
the
2006
pos
tal s
urve
y w
as in
fact
co
stly.
The
201
0 fo
llow
up
is w
eb-b
ased
and
low
co
st, b
ut to
dat
e is
not
as
effe
ctiv
e in
its
reac
h, b
ut
is q
uick
and
eco
nom
ical
.
Wor
ksho
p to
revi
ew m
onito
ring
met
hods
NSW
Plan
ned
Dec
embe
r 20
10
Wor
ksho
p to
revi
ew m
onito
ring
met
hods
(tr
anse
ct a
nd R
GB
SAT)
13
Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
1.07
Est
ablis
h na
tiona
l dat
abas
e
Ass
essm
ent o
f nat
iona
l sta
tus
Aust
ralia
n G
over
nmen
tC
ompl
ete
Sep
tem
ber
2010
Col
latio
n of
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
on
popu
latio
ns to
det
erm
ine
stat
us o
f koa
la a
t a
natio
nal l
evel
.
Has
incl
uded
ext
ensi
ve li
tera
ture
revi
ew a
nd a
n ex
pert
wor
ksho
p in
Nov
embe
r 200
9 to
pro
duce
be
st e
stim
ate
of th
e tre
nds
in th
e na
tiona
l koa
la
popu
latio
n.
Atla
s of
Liv
ing
Aust
ralia
(ALA
)Au
stra
lian
Gov
ernm
ent
Ong
oing
Cen
tral r
epos
itory
for d
ata
on w
ildlif
e lo
catio
ns fr
om a
ll so
urce
sD
EW
HA
in d
iscu
ssio
n w
ith A
LA to
det
erm
ine
whe
ther
/how
it c
an b
e us
ed to
pro
duce
a n
atio
nal
koal
a da
taba
se.
Con
tribu
te to
cen
tral d
ata
repo
sito
ry
NSW
Impl
emen
ted
(ong
oing
)A
ll da
ta fr
om a
ll su
rvey
s is
logg
ed o
nto
the
NSW
Wild
life
Atla
s an
d is
ava
ilabl
e to
all
user
s, in
clud
ing
any
natio
nal d
atab
ases
.
In a
dditi
on to
the
repe
ated
sta
tew
ide
surv
ey,
the
NSW
reco
very
pan
has
iden
tifie
d a
serie
s of
loca
tions
for m
onito
ring
and
asse
ssm
ent o
r au
dit o
f the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
pre
viou
s su
rvey
s an
d m
anag
emen
t.
1.08
Est
ablis
h/co
ntin
ue
mon
itorin
g
Koal
a M
onito
ring
prog
ram
sQ
ldO
ngoi
ngM
onito
r the
num
bers
and
tren
d of
key
po
pula
tions
.
Mon
itor t
he b
ehav
iour
of k
oala
s in
sel
ecte
d ur
ban
popu
latio
ns.
Dev
elop
larg
er-s
cale
sur
vey
and
mon
itorin
g pr
ogra
ms.
NSW
In p
rogr
ess
Fore
sts
NSW
is d
evel
opin
g a
land
scap
e-sc
ale
biod
iver
sity
mon
itorin
g pr
ogra
m,
whi
ch s
houl
d al
so b
e re
leva
nt fo
r koa
la
mon
itorin
g.
Pilo
t pro
gram
s ha
ve b
een
esta
blis
hed
in W
este
rn
Reg
ion
and
in C
entra
l Reg
ion.
Stat
ewid
e de
term
inat
ion
lead
ing
to p
riorit
isat
ion
NSW
Im
plem
ente
d/
plan
ned
The
NSW
200
8 Ko
ala
Rec
over
y Pl
an
iden
tifie
d a
serie
s of
loca
l sur
veys
and
m
anag
emen
t pla
ns to
aud
it fo
r the
ir ef
fect
iven
ess.
Thes
e st
udie
s sh
ould
yie
ld a
n up
to d
ate
dete
rmin
atio
n of
the
stat
us o
f the
koa
la in
N
SW a
nd a
ser
ies
of lo
cal a
reas
.
Two
area
s im
plem
ente
d: G
unne
dah
and
Cam
pbel
ltow
n.
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Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
Con
tinue
Mon
itorin
g in
the
Sou
th
Coa
st re
gion
NSW
Ong
oing
July
200
9 –
June
201
0
- Pha
se 1
of E
scar
pmen
t and
Hin
terla
nd
Koal
a su
rvey
- Rev
iew
of r
esul
ts o
f Esc
arpm
ent a
nd
Hin
terla
nd K
oala
sur
vey
to a
sses
s w
heth
er
addi
tiona
l wor
k is
requ
ired
- Ong
oing
tran
sect
mon
itorin
g pr
ogra
m in
M
orto
n an
d Ta
rlo N
P (a
ppro
xim
atel
y 1
5
500
m x
40
m tr
anse
cts)
Stud
y on
dis
tribu
tion
and
mov
emen
t of k
oala
s ac
ross
pr
ivat
e an
d pu
blic
land
in
Cam
pbel
ltow
n
NSW
C
ompl
ete
Publ
icat
ion
in p
ress
that
repo
rts o
n di
strib
utio
n an
d m
ovem
ent o
f koa
las
acro
ss
priv
ate
and
publ
ic la
nd a
nd a
sses
smen
t ag
ains
t fiv
e di
ffere
nt k
oala
hab
itat m
appi
ng
tech
niqu
es.
The
Cam
pbel
ltow
n po
pula
tion
is h
isto
rical
ly
sign
ifica
nt
Koal
a an
d ve
geta
tion
mon
itorin
g at
Mt E
ccle
s N
atio
nal P
ark/
Tow
er
Hill
Wild
life
Res
erve
Vic
Popu
latio
n su
rvey
s ar
e un
derta
ken
annu
ally.
Ve
geta
tion
surv
eys
ever
y 2
year
s
Mon
itor t
he k
oala
pop
ulat
ion
and
man
na
gum
woo
dlan
d co
nditi
on (6
000
ha) i
n re
spon
se to
pop
ulat
ion
cont
rol m
easu
res.
Ray
mon
d Is
land
koa
la p
opul
atio
n m
onito
ring
Vic
Impl
emen
ted
Tota
l cou
nts
ever
y on
e to
two
year
s th
at
feed
back
into
pop
ulat
ion
man
agem
ent.
Kan
garo
o Is
land
mon
itorin
gS
AM
onito
ring
of h
abita
t and
tree
con
ditio
n on
K
anga
roo
Isla
nd. A
sses
smen
t of k
oala
den
sity
on
Kan
garo
o Is
land
.
15
Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
1.09
Inco
rpor
ate
othe
r cau
ses
of h
abita
t los
s in
pla
nnin
g (e
.g.
drou
ght,
clim
ate
chan
ge)
“Bea
r Car
e’ h
abita
t rev
eget
atio
n in
Gun
neda
h st
udy
(see
1.0
5)N
SWIm
plem
ente
d (o
ngoi
ng)
Dro
ught
and
clim
ate
chan
ge a
re tw
o m
ajor
co
mpo
nent
s of
the
curr
ent p
opul
atio
n st
udy
in G
unne
dah.
At w
est o
f ran
ge, e
xtre
me
heat
may
be
a lim
iting
fa
ctor
for k
oala
pop
ulat
ions
.
Stra
tegy
to m
inim
ise
impa
cts
of
fuel
redu
ctio
n bu
rn
NSW
O
ngoi
ng
July
200
9 -
June
201
0
Impl
emen
tatio
n of
stra
tegy
to m
inim
ise
over
lap
betw
een
area
s w
here
fuel
redu
ctio
n bu
rns
are
unde
rtake
n (p
artic
ular
ly in
St
rate
gic
Fire
Adv
anta
ge Z
ones
are
as)
in th
e B
erm
agui
, Mur
rah,
Mum
bulla
and
ad
jace
nt p
rivat
e fo
rest
s an
d ko
ala
activ
ity
cells
del
inea
ted
in 2
007-
9 ko
ala
surv
ey
Cat
egor
y 2
Ove
r-br
owse
d ha
bita
ts
2.01
Ref
ine
regu
latio
n of
ov
erbr
owse
d po
pula
tions
Mt E
ccle
s N
atio
nal P
ark
– Ad
aptiv
e m
anag
emen
t pro
ject
to m
odel
the
impa
cts
of th
e ko
ala
popu
latio
n on
th
e fo
rest
and
exa
min
e im
pact
s on
und
erta
king
ferti
lity
cont
rol
prog
ram
.
Vic
This
pro
gram
co
mm
ence
d in
200
4 an
d is
on
goin
g.
Mai
ntai
n th
e m
anna
gum
woo
dlan
d (6
00
0ha)
. Sto
ny R
ises
Her
b-ric
h W
oodl
and
is
a vu
lner
able
EVC
in V
ic.
Mai
ntai
n a
viab
le k
oala
pop
ulat
ion
This
pro
ject
is u
sing
hor
mon
e im
plan
ts to
re
duce
the
grow
th ra
te o
f the
koa
la p
opul
atio
n.
Inco
rpor
ates
koa
la p
opul
atio
n re
duct
ion
at T
ower
H
ill.
Noo
ram
unga
Mar
ine
& C
oast
al
Park
(Sna
ke Is
land
) – k
oala
re
mov
al to
allo
w re
stor
atio
n of
m
anna
gum
woo
dlan
ds
Vic
The
prog
ram
co
mm
ence
d in
19
97 a
nd is
on
goin
g.
To re
stor
e an
d m
aint
ain
the
cond
ition
of t
he
man
na g
um w
oodl
ands
on
the
Isla
nd.
To re
duce
the
koal
a po
pula
tion
by fe
rtilit
y co
ntro
l and
relo
catio
n w
ith th
e ai
m o
f re
mov
ing
all k
oala
s fro
m S
nake
Isla
nd.
Hig
h ko
ala
dens
ities
hav
e ca
used
sig
nific
ant
defo
liatio
n an
d de
ath
of m
anna
gum
. The
re h
as
been
no
seed
ling
rege
nera
tion
of m
anna
gum
in
rece
nt y
ears
.
16 | National Koala Conservation and Management Strategy 2009-2014 First Implementation Report to NRMMC
Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
Ray
mon
d Is
land
– k
oala
rem
oval
to
allo
w re
stor
atio
n of
man
na g
um
woo
dlan
ds
Vic
Ong
oing
To re
duce
the
koal
a po
pula
tion
belo
w
carr
ying
cap
acity
and
thus
rest
ore
the
man
na g
um w
oodl
ands
on
the
Isla
nd.
Hig
h ko
ala
dens
ities
hav
e ca
used
sig
nific
ant
defo
liatio
n an
d de
ath
of m
anna
gum
.
Fren
ch Is
land
Nat
iona
l Par
k an
d pr
ivat
e la
nd k
oala
con
trol p
rogr
amV
icO
ngoi
ngR
educ
e th
e Fr
ench
Isla
nd k
oala
pop
ulat
ion
belo
w c
arry
ing
capa
city
Tran
sitio
ning
from
tran
sloc
atio
n to
hor
mon
e im
plan
ts fo
r pop
ulat
ion
cont
rol b
ut w
ill st
ill re
quire
tra
nslo
catio
n fo
r som
e ye
ars.
Wor
ksho
p fo
r Vic
toria
n ko
ala
man
agem
ent a
nd p
olic
y pr
actit
ione
rs
Vic
Plan
ned
for
Apr
il 20
10R
efin
ed m
anag
emen
t of k
oala
pop
ulat
ions
w
hich
ove
rbro
wse
thei
r hab
itat.
Sou
th A
ustra
lian
DEH
offi
cers
atte
nded
the
2009
wor
ksho
p to
sha
re in
form
atio
n an
d re
fine
proc
edur
es.
Mee
ting
of F
renc
h Is
land
koa
la
popu
latio
n m
anag
ers
Vic
Plan
ned
for
Apr
il 20
10To
refin
e m
anag
emen
t and
mon
itorin
g of
the
Fren
ch Is
land
pop
ulat
ion
as th
e pr
ogra
m tr
ansi
tions
from
tran
sloc
atio
n to
ho
rmon
e im
plan
ts.
Kan
garo
o Is
land
Koa
la
Man
agem
ent P
rogr
am
SAIn
pro
gres
sM
aint
ain
habi
tat v
alue
s, in
clud
ing
trees
fa
vour
ed b
y ko
alas
; To
redu
ce th
e ko
ala
popu
latio
n by
ferti
lity
cont
rol a
nd re
loca
tion
with
the
aim
of m
aint
aini
ng a
sus
tain
able
ko
ala
popu
latio
n?
Sin
ce 2
006
10 6
02 k
oala
s ha
ve b
een
man
aged
on
Kan
garo
o Is
land
of w
hich
9 3
40 h
ave
been
st
erilis
ed. O
f the
se 3
801
hav
e be
en tr
ansl
ocat
ed
(prim
arily
to th
e S
outh
-Eas
t of S
outh
Aus
tralia
).
2 60
0 M
anna
Gum
and
Blu
e G
um tr
ees
have
bee
n pl
ante
d in
crit
ical
ly d
amag
ed a
reas
and
mos
t site
s sh
ow a
nd im
prov
emen
t on
pref
erre
d fo
od tr
ees.
Kan
garo
o Is
land
man
agem
ent
revi
ewSA
Ong
oing
Impl
emen
tatio
n of
reco
mm
enda
tions
from
the
2008
inde
pend
ent r
evie
w o
f the
Kan
garo
o Is
land
Koa
la M
anag
emen
t Pro
gram
by
Dr
Alis
tair
Mel
zer,
of th
e Ko
ala
Res
earc
h C
entre
of
Cen
tral Q
ueen
slan
d.
17
Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
2.02
Iden
tify
emer
ging
ov
erbr
owsi
ng p
robl
ems
Dev
elop
eco
logi
cal r
atio
nale
for
Gre
at O
tway
NP
Vic
Is d
epen
dent
on
inco
min
g in
form
atio
n.
The
ecol
ogic
al ra
tiona
le to
geth
er w
ith th
e pr
opos
ed m
appi
ng a
nd p
opul
atio
n su
rvey
w
ork
to b
e un
derta
ken
will
dete
rmin
e th
e ex
tent
of m
anna
gum
(and
oth
er s
pp)
affe
cted
by
koal
a ov
erbr
owsi
ng a
nd th
e es
timat
e th
e nu
mbe
r of k
oala
s.
The
Otw
ays
has
been
iden
tifie
d as
an
area
w
here
koa
la n
umbe
rs a
nd m
anna
gum
dea
th a
nd
defo
liatio
n ar
e in
crea
sing
. Opt
ions
for m
anag
emen
t ar
e lim
ited.
Lim
ited
by la
ck o
f exi
stin
g in
form
atio
n
2.03
Dev
elop
nat
iona
l tr
ansl
ocat
ion
guid
elin
es
Stat
e tra
nslo
catio
n po
licy
All
stat
es
Impl
emen
ted/
ongo
ing
All
stat
es h
ave
polic
ies
on tr
ansl
ocat
ions
in p
lace
or
in d
evel
opm
ent.
Prio
ritie
s m
ay v
ary,
par
ticul
arly
as
Vic
toria
and
SA
trans
loca
te to
rem
ove
brow
sing
pr
essu
re a
t sou
rce
site
.
Cat
egor
y 3
Dire
ct m
orta
lity
of
indi
vidu
al k
oala
s
3.01
Dev
elop
road
des
ign
guid
elin
es
Tria
l on
retro
fittin
g w
ildlif
e cr
ossi
ngs
and
unde
rpas
ses
on
sout
h-ea
st Q
ueen
slan
d’s
hot s
pot
Qld
Und
erw
ayTh
is $
10 m
illion
tria
l will
exam
ine
the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
retro
fittin
g ex
istin
g br
idge
s an
d cu
lver
ts w
ith s
truct
ures
that
allo
w k
oala
s to
saf
ely
cros
s st
ate-
man
aged
road
s.
Com
mitt
ed to
ens
urin
g al
l new
st
ate
road
s an
d up
grad
es a
re
koal
a-fri
endl
y
Qld
Und
erw
ayN
ew ro
ads
and
upgr
adin
g ex
istin
g ro
ads
will
inco
rpor
ate
desi
gn a
nd lo
catio
n to
re
duce
impa
ct o
n ko
alas
Inst
allin
g st
ruct
ures
that
allo
w k
oala
s to
cro
ss
road
s (s
uch
as u
nder
pass
es a
nd o
verp
asse
s),
alon
g w
ith fe
ncin
g, w
ill al
low
koa
las
to m
ove
mor
e sa
fely
bet
wee
n ad
jace
nt h
abita
t, re
duce
road
m
orta
lity
and
bette
r pro
tect
koa
la p
opul
atio
ns.
18 | National Koala Conservation and Management Strategy 2009-2014 First Implementation Report to NRMMC
Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
3.02
Impl
emen
t pro
tect
ion
of
koal
as fr
om d
ogs
New
mod
el lo
cal l
aw fo
r cou
ncils
to
hel
p re
duce
dog
s at
tack
s on
ko
alas
Qld
Und
erw
ayIm
plem
enta
tion
by lo
cal g
over
nmen
t will
lead
to re
duce
d do
g at
tack
s on
koa
las
Popu
latio
n V
iabi
lity
Ana
lysi
s of
ef
fect
of d
og p
reda
tion
NSW
C
ompl
ete
A Po
pula
tion
Via
bilit
y A
naly
sis
was
co
nduc
ted
by D
ECC
W a
nd p
ublis
hed
in 2
007
on th
e ko
ala
popu
latio
ns in
Por
t St
ephe
ns.
This
ana
lysi
s in
form
ed th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he P
ort S
teph
ens
Koal
a Pl
an o
f Man
agem
ent u
nder
SEP
P44.
PVA
sho
wed
that
mor
talit
y du
e to
dog
pre
datio
n is
a
sign
ifica
nt th
reat
to k
oala
pop
ulat
ions
.
Fox
and
dog
baiti
ngN
SW
Ong
oing
from
Ju
ly 2
009
Fox
and
dog
baiti
ng p
rogr
am th
roug
hout
ar
eas
sust
aini
ng k
oala
s in
Mor
ton
NP
and
Bung
onia
SR
A, B
iam
anga
NP,
Ber
mag
ui
NR
, Mur
rah
and
Mum
bulla
SF
and
in
Nat
ure
Res
erve
s su
stai
ning
koa
las
in N
orth
Ea
st M
onar
o.
Dog
s co
ntro
lled
near
koa
la
popu
latio
n on
Ray
mon
d Is
land
. D
ogs
to b
e ke
pt u
nder
con
trol o
r on
leas
hTh
e S
hire
(Eas
t Gip
psla
nd S
hire
Cou
ncil
by-la
w)
and
Park
s V
icto
ria a
re re
spon
sibl
e fo
r com
plia
nce.
Dog
con
trol i
nfor
mat
ion
SAPl
anne
dD
evel
opin
g w
ebsi
te in
form
atio
n an
d br
ochu
res
to p
rom
ote
its ‘L
ivin
g w
ith
Wild
life’
app
roac
h to
koa
la is
sues
.
3.03
Dis
ease
ass
essm
ent a
nd
trea
tmen
t
The
Koal
a D
isea
se F
und
Qld
Und
erw
ay a
n ex
pres
sion
of
inte
rest
has
be
en c
alle
d
The
Koal
a D
isea
se R
esea
rch
Fund
has
bee
n es
tabl
ishe
d to
sup
port
high
qua
lity
rese
arch
in
to m
itiga
ting
the
effe
cts
of d
isea
se o
n w
ild
popu
latio
ns o
f koa
las.
The
Koal
a D
isea
se R
esea
rch
Fund
will
have
a to
tal
valu
e of
$40
0 00
0. F
undi
ng w
ill be
allo
cate
d th
roug
h an
ope
n co
mpe
titiv
e fu
ndin
g ro
und.
Mog
gill
Koal
a H
ospi
tal
Qld
Ong
oing
Inju
red
and
dise
ased
koa
las
are
treat
ed.
Koal
as a
re a
lso
treat
ed a
t the
Wild
life
War
riors
’ Au
stra
lian
Wild
life
Hos
pita
l, at
the
Cur
rum
bin
Wild
life
San
ctua
ry H
ospi
tal,
and
at v
ario
us p
rivat
e ve
terin
aria
n cl
inic
s.
19
Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
Mon
itorin
gN
SW
(DEC
CW
and
D
II)
Com
plet
e (o
ngoi
ng)
Faun
a re
habi
litat
ion
grou
ps a
re li
cens
ed
by D
ECC
W a
nd w
ork
with
vet
erin
aria
ns to
as
sess
and
trea
t dis
ease
in k
oala
s.
NSW
Plan
ned
Dis
cuss
ions
are
und
erw
ay w
ith
vete
rinar
ians
at t
he U
nive
rsity
of S
ydne
y to
stu
dy th
e pr
eval
ence
and
geo
grap
hic
dist
ribut
ion
of k
oala
dis
ease
s, p
artic
ular
ly
Chl
amyd
ia.
Koal
a di
seas
e pr
ogra
m -
Vic
toria
Vic
Plan
ned
TBA
Zoos
Vic
toria
is s
tarti
ng a
koa
la d
isea
se re
sear
ch
prog
ram
Ray
mon
d Is
land
Wild
life
Hea
lth
Surv
eilla
nce
Vic
Cur
rent
and
op
portu
nist
icM
onito
ring
for C
hlam
ydia
, Myc
obac
teriu
m
ulce
rans
, Ret
rovi
rus
Ray
mon
d Is
land
ocu
lar c
olob
oma
test
ing.
V
icC
ompl
eted
Test
ed s
ampl
e of
pop
ulat
ion
for O
cula
r co
lobo
ma.
Fee
ds in
to c
riter
ia fo
r tra
nslo
catio
n.
Slo
w p
roce
ss fo
r exa
min
atio
n an
d ve
ry c
lose
en
coun
ter r
equi
red
Cat
egor
y 4
Com
mun
ity
invo
lvem
ent
4.01
Pro
vide
ext
ensi
on a
nd
advi
sory
ser
vice
s fo
r koa
la
prot
ectio
n on
priv
ate
land
Dai
sy H
ill Ko
ala
Cen
tre (D
HKC
)Q
ldO
ngoi
ngIn
terp
retiv
e in
form
atio
n pr
ovid
ed to
vis
itors
, co
mm
unity
gro
ups,
and
to s
choo
ls o
n ko
ala
cons
erva
tion
issu
es, p
artic
ular
ly m
orta
lity
due
to h
abita
t los
s, d
isea
se, c
ars
& do
gs.
Vis
itor C
entre
in K
oala
Coa
st a
rea
of S
EQ. D
HKC
w
as re
furb
ishe
d la
st y
ear.
Gre
at E
aste
rn R
ange
s La
ndsc
ape
scal
e co
nser
vatio
n pr
ogra
m
NSW
Plan
ned,
on
goin
g 20
09/1
0
As
per 1
.01
Web
site
/bro
chur
esSA
Plan
ned
Dev
elop
ing
web
site
info
rmat
ion
and
broc
hure
s to
pro
mot
e ‘L
ivin
g w
ith W
ildlif
e’
appr
oach
to k
oala
issu
es.
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Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
4.02
Dev
elop
and
dis
trib
ute
educ
atio
n m
ater
ial
Koal
a co
nser
vatio
n an
d m
anag
emen
t in
form
atio
n on
the
DER
M w
ebsi
te
Qld
Ong
oing
Hig
h qu
ality
and
app
ropr
iate
info
rmat
ion
on
the
DER
M w
ebsi
te u
pdat
ed re
qula
rly.
An
exam
ple
is th
e re
cent
ly re
leas
ed f
enci
ng fo
r ko
ala
habi
tat g
uide
line
Dis
tribu
te e
duca
tion
mat
eria
l in
NSW
Sou
th C
oast
regi
onN
SWC
ompl
eted
Mar
ch 2
010
Publ
ic re
leas
e of
Inte
rim R
epor
t on
Sur
veys
co
nduc
ted
in 2
007-
2009
for K
oala
s in
the
Coa
stal
For
ests
of t
he B
erm
agui
/Mum
bulla
A
rea
and
asso
ciat
ed m
edia
, web
site
and
em
ail n
etw
orks
dis
tribu
tion
Dis
tribu
tion
of b
ilingu
al (E
nglis
h an
d D
hurg
a,
the
mai
n A
borig
inal
lang
uage
of t
he N
SW
Sou
th C
oast
) boo
klet
to s
choo
ls a
nd
Abo
rigin
al la
nd c
ounc
ils o
n lo
cal k
oala
his
tory
an
d ec
olog
y
Dis
tribu
tion
of s
urve
y m
etho
ds e
duca
tiona
l kit
(RG
BS
AT m
etho
d) to
sci
ence
stu
dent
s fro
m
loca
l hig
h sc
hool
s, B
ourn
da E
nviro
nmen
tal
Educ
atio
nal C
entre
and
Cro
ssin
g la
nd
Educ
atio
n C
entre
DEC
CW
mai
ntai
ns a
thre
aten
ed s
peci
es
web
site
whi
ch in
clud
es a
pro
file
page
for t
he
koal
a an
d th
e lis
ted
enda
nger
ed p
opul
atio
ns.
Link
s ar
e al
so in
clud
ed to
the
Sta
te
Koal
a R
ecov
ery
Plan
, the
Nat
iona
l Koa
la
Con
serv
atio
n S
trate
gy a
nd o
ther
repo
rts.
Publ
icat
ion:
Clim
ate
Cha
nge
How
w
ill it
affe
ct th
e na
tura
l env
ironm
ent
in N
SW
?
NSW
Com
plet
ePu
blic
atio
n on
the
effe
cts
of c
limat
e ch
ange
on
the
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t in
NSW
pu
blis
hed
in S
epte
mbe
r 200
9, in
clud
ing
info
rmat
ion
on th
e ko
ala.
21
Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
Dev
elop
Em
erge
ncy
prot
ocol
s fo
r the
resc
ue o
f wild
life
durin
g bu
shfir
es
Vic
Ong
oing
, cu
rren
tly
impl
emen
ted
Coo
rdin
ated
, effi
cien
t and
saf
e re
spon
se to
w
ildlif
e re
scue
from
bus
hfire
s.C
ondu
cted
info
rmat
ion
sess
ions
and
sen
t do
cum
ent t
o pr
actit
ione
rs. V
olun
teer
s m
ust a
ttend
pr
e-se
ason
brie
fings
and
mee
t all
requ
irem
ents
be
fore
they
can
atte
nd fi
regr
ound
s.
Web
site
/bro
chur
esSA
Plan
ned
Dev
elop
ing
web
site
info
rmat
ion
and
broc
hure
s to
pro
mot
e its
‘Liv
ing
with
W
ildlif
e’ a
ppro
ach
to k
oala
issu
es.
4.03
Ext
end
com
mun
ity
invo
lvem
ent a
nd e
ngag
emen
t
Que
ensl
and
Koal
a Fu
nd
Qld
Plan
ned
The
Que
ensl
and
Gov
ernm
ent i
s es
tabl
ishi
ng th
e Q
ueen
slan
d Ko
ala
Fund
to
allo
w b
usin
esse
s, h
ouse
hold
ers,
loca
l go
vern
men
t and
oth
er o
rgan
isat
ions
to
cont
ribut
e to
the
Koal
a R
espo
nse
Stra
tegy
.
All
dona
tions
are
fully
tax-
dedu
ctib
le a
nd w
ill be
us
ed fo
r koa
la c
onse
rvat
ion
activ
ities
in s
outh
-eas
t Q
ueen
slan
d
Dev
elop
and
mai
ntai
n co
mm
unity
pa
rtner
ship
s an
d in
volv
emen
t in
the
Sou
th C
oast
Reg
ion
NSW
Ong
oing
July
200
9 -
June
201
0
1. K
oala
Sur
vey
prog
ram
invo
lvin
g vo
lunt
eers
und
erta
king
app
roxi
mat
ely
50 fi
eld
trips
to a
sses
s si
tes
for k
oala
ev
iden
ce.
2. K
oala
sur
vey
prog
ram
wor
king
with
A
borig
inal
Lan
d C
ounc
il re
pres
enta
tives
un
derta
king
app
roxi
mat
ely
20 fi
eld
trips
to
asse
ss s
ites
for k
oala
evi
denc
e
Part
of a
bro
ader
pro
gram
in w
hich
the
dist
ribut
ion
and
abun
danc
e of
Koa
las
in e
scar
pmen
t and
hi
nter
land
fore
sts
to th
e so
uth
wes
t of B
ega
(prim
arily
Sou
th E
ast F
ores
ts N
atio
nal P
ark)
. Pa
rtici
pant
s se
arch
for K
oala
faec
al p
elle
ts a
t pr
edet
erm
ined
loca
tions
(grid
inte
rsec
tions
) usi
ng
a co
nsis
tent
and
repe
atab
le m
etho
d. A
naly
sis
of d
ata
gath
ered
ena
bles
koa
la a
ctiv
ity to
be
quan
tifie
d. O
ther
eco
logi
cal d
ata
are
also
gat
here
d at
the
site
s.
Loca
l cou
ncil
enga
gem
ent
NSW
Impl
emen
ted
(ong
oing
)D
ECC
W is
wor
king
with
cou
ncils
(eg.
Gre
at
Lake
s C
ounc
il an
d th
e H
awks
Nes
t Koa
la
Wor
king
Gro
up) t
o im
plem
ent a
ctio
ns fr
om
the
Haw
ks N
est K
oala
Rec
over
y Pl
an.
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Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
“Bac
kyar
d Bu
ddy”
pro
gram
and
th
e Fo
unda
tion
for N
atio
nal P
arks
an
d W
ildlif
e
NSW
Impl
emen
ted
(ong
oing
)Th
e Fo
unda
tion
for N
atio
nal P
arks
and
W
ildlif
e co
ntin
ues
to s
uppo
rt fu
nd ra
isin
g fo
r koa
la c
onse
rvat
ion,
impr
ovin
g pu
blic
aw
aren
ess
and
enga
gem
ent i
n ko
ala
cons
erva
tion
by p
rovi
ding
dis
cuss
ion
foru
ms,
info
rmat
ion
and
acce
ss to
sc
ient
ists
.
The
“Bac
kyar
d Bu
ddy”
pro
gram
incl
udes
a k
oala
m
asco
t.
Sam
the
koal
a on
dis
play
at
Mel
bour
ne M
useu
mV
icIm
plem
ente
dIn
crea
sed
com
mun
ity a
war
enes
s of
koa
la
ecol
ogy.
Sam
was
the
koal
a m
ade
fam
ous
whe
n a
phot
ogra
ph w
as p
ublis
hed
of h
er b
eing
offe
red
wat
er b
y a
firef
ight
er.
Ray
mon
d Is
land
com
mun
ity
invo
lvem
ent w
ith p
opul
atio
n m
anag
emen
t
Vic
Ong
oing
Com
mun
ity in
volv
emen
t with
tra
nslo
catio
ns, f
ertil
ity c
ontro
l, co
unts
and
w
elfa
re re
scue
s. C
omm
unity
sup
porti
ve o
f th
e pr
ogra
m
Incl
udes
wild
life
shel
ter o
pera
tors
dire
ctly
invo
lved
in
the
prog
ram
and
tour
s of
the
prog
ram
for t
he
loca
l com
mun
ity.
Polic
y fo
r dea
ling
with
koa
las
SAPl
anne
dTh
e de
velo
pmen
t of a
pol
icy
on d
ealin
g w
ith
koal
as in
em
erge
ncy
situ
atio
ns w
ill ex
plor
e an
exp
ande
d ro
le fo
r the
com
mun
ity in
ko
ala
cons
erva
tion,
man
agem
ent a
nd c
are.
Cat
egor
y 5
Car
ing
for k
oala
s in
ca
ptiv
ity
5.01
Dev
elop
gui
delin
es fo
r ha
ndlin
g an
d ca
re
Gui
delin
esQ
ldC
ompl
ete
Gui
delin
es e
xist
Gui
delin
esN
SW
C
ompl
ete
DE
CC
W h
as ‘G
uide
lines
for t
he C
are
of
Koa
las’
(Ju
ne 1
997)
. Th
e do
cum
ent w
ill b
e re
view
ed w
ithin
the
next
two
year
s.
Dev
elop
gui
delin
es fo
r res
cue,
ha
ndlin
g, re
habi
litat
ion,
and
re
leas
e
Vic
June
201
1St
atew
ide
cons
iste
nt g
uide
lines
doc
umen
t fo
r use
by
reha
bilit
ator
s.D
SE
and
Hea
lesv
ille S
anct
uary
are
wor
king
with
ac
adem
ics,
vet
erin
aria
ns a
nd re
habi
litat
ors.
23
Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
Dev
elop
sta
te-w
ide
train
ing
for
reha
bilit
ator
sV
icPl
anne
dIm
prov
ed s
tand
ards
of c
are.
Polic
y fo
r dea
ling
with
koa
las
SAPl
anne
dTh
e de
velo
pmen
t of a
pol
icy
on d
ealin
g w
ith
koal
as in
em
erge
ncy
situ
atio
ns is
pro
pose
d.
Gui
delin
es fo
r han
dlin
g an
d ca
re o
f koa
las
in c
aptiv
ity w
ill be
dra
fted
as p
art o
f thi
s pr
oces
s.
5.02
Rev
iew
exp
ort c
ondi
tions
Rev
iew
exp
ort c
ondi
tions
Aust
ralia
n G
over
nmen
tC
ompl
ete
Gui
delin
es fo
r exp
ort o
f koa
las
revi
ewed
by
DE
WH
A
in 2
009
Cat
egor
y 6
Res
earc
h
6.01
Dev
elop
and
use
bro
ad-
scal
e ha
bita
t ana
lysi
s
Ber
mag
ui-M
umbu
lla F
ores
ts
surv
eys
NSW
Ong
oing
Jan
2010
-
June
201
0
Peer
revi
ew o
f sta
tistic
al a
naly
sis
of
data
gat
here
d in
200
7–09
in B
erm
agui
-M
umbu
lla F
ores
ts. B
ased
on
revi
ew, k
erne
l de
nsity
est
imat
ion
will
be u
nder
take
n to
m
ap h
abita
t attr
ibut
es.
Leaf
-com
poun
d st
udy
(AN
U
& D
ECC
W) u
nder
take
n in
B
erm
agui
-Mum
bulla
For
ests
co
mpl
eted
and
resu
lts fa
ctor
ed
into
hab
itat m
appi
ng
NSW
Com
plet
eU
nder
stan
ding
of r
ole
of le
af n
utrie
nts
in
dete
rmin
ing
koal
a ha
bita
t sui
tabi
lity
Bro
adsc
ale
habi
tat a
naly
ses
NSW
Com
plet
eA
serie
s of
bro
adsc
ale
habi
tat a
naly
ses
unde
rtake
n w
ith th
e U
nive
rsity
of
Que
ensl
and
over
the
last
6 y
ears
, ena
bled
by
Nat
iona
l AR
C li
nkag
e gr
ants
.
Pape
rs h
ave
been
pub
lishe
d lin
king
on
gro
und
cons
erva
tion
prob
lem
s w
ith
broa
dsca
le la
ndsc
ape
appr
oach
es.
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Polic
y/m
easu
re/a
ctio
nJu
risdi
ctio
nSt
atus
/tim
ing
(Pla
nned
, Im
plem
ente
d,
Com
plet
e)
Out
com
e so
ught
/ach
ieve
d C
omm
ents
(Iss
ues/
cons
trai
nts)
6.02
Iden
tify
and
prio
ritis
e kn
owle
dge
gaps
Dev
elop
tool
to e
valu
ate
and
prio
ritis
e ko
ala
cons
erva
tion
actio
ns
Aust
ralia
n G
over
nmen
t/
Qld
/NSW
Plan
ned
A jo
int p
roje
ct is
und
er d
iscu
ssio
n be
twee
n N
SW, Q
ueen
slan
d an
d D
EW
HA
to e
valu
ate
the
cost
-effe
ctiv
enes
s of
exi
stin
g st
rate
gies
fo
r koa
la c
onse
rvat
ion
6.03
Iden
tify
clim
ate
chan
ge
rese
arch
6.04
Fac
ilita
te d
evel
op o
f koa
la
rese
arch
net
wor
k
6.05
Dev
elop
met
hods
to
com
pare
dis
para
te d
ata
on k
oala
di
strib
utio
n an
d ab
unda
nce
Dev
elop
sta
ndar
d m
etho
ds o
n th
e S
outh
Coa
stN
SWO
ngoi
ngPa
rtici
patio
n in
pro
cess
com
parin
g di
spar
ate
data
on
koal
a di
strib
utio
n an
d ab
unda
nce
Nat
iona
l map
ping
wor
ksho
pAu
stra
lian
Gov
ernm
ent
Plan
ned
2010
Iden
tify
met
hod
for c
onsi
sten
t map
ping
and
ev
alua
tion
of k
oala
hab
itat
6.06
Dev
elop
mec
hani
sms
to
fund
and
dis
sem
inat
e re
sear
ch
25
MIS
007.
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