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Saving our Species A strategic framework for threatened species management
Delivering effective conservation projects through: • Efficient project management • Working in partnerships • Increasing participation • Aligning work to prevent duplication and
maximise resources
SoS Iconic Koala Project
Threat Action Scale
Critical threat affecting the species
Broad conservation action
Site, Area or State
Action Toolbox Priority Koala Populations
Coordination
Detailed Actions
Site Threat Action Objective
A X 1 By 2019, …
B Y 2 By 2017, …
C Z 3 By 2018, …
Erik Veland
Whole-of-Government NSW Koala Strategy
• December 2016 announcement
• Key recommendations from the Chief Scientist and Engineer
• Three-month public engagement
• Koala Advisory Committee
• Strategy currently in development
SoS and the NSW Koala Strategy
• Saving our Species is key to the delivery of the NSW koala strategy
• Some aspects of koala conservation are outside the scope of SoS
• For example: • Improving outcomes for koalas through the planning system
• Incentivising best practice for development
• Acquiring land into the reserve system
• Road design
Public Consultation – Koala Strategy and SoS
• December 2016 – March 2017 • What should be included in the NSW Koala Strategy
• The SoS Iconic Koala Project
• Key stakeholder meetings and workshops, seven regional community information sessions, an online information session and a web portal
• > 4,000 submissions, 34 on SoS project
• Majority supported development of a koala strategy
Action Toolbox
Critical Threats (SoS) Supported Actions (SoS)
Loss, modification and fragmentation of habitat
Habitat restoration works
Vehicle strike Proven mitigation techniques at identified blackspots
Predation by roaming or domestic dogs Community engagement programs in areas of dog attacks
Intense prescribed burns or wildfires that scorch or burn the tree canopy
Minimise impacts of prescribed burns on koalas and their habitat. Koala habitat identified as assets in fire plans
Koala disease Support research into the role of disease in koala populations
Heat stress through drought and heatwaves
Support response to koalas during extreme weather conditions. Install artificial water sources, establish refuge habitat, promote connectivity
Inadequate support for fauna rehabilitation
Support koala rehabilitation groups to rehabilitate sick and injured koalas
Lack of knowledge • Causes of koala trauma and mortality • Population monitoring • Koala movements
Project Highlights
2016-17
Region Project Funding
Blue Mountains Koala survey and mapping $63,000
Coffs Harbour Habitat creation in Bongil Bongil NP $75,000
Gunnedah Install artificial water sources and restore priority refuge habitat
$95,000
Port Macquarie Hello Koalas Festival sponsorship $10,000
Port Macquarie and Kempsey
Develop koala fire management plan $44,000
Port Stephens, Mid-Coast & Campbelltown
Spatial analysis to identify threat hotspots $111,000
Southern Coastal Forests Fire management and monitoring in Southern Coastal Forests
$40,500
State-wide Spatial analysis on koala populations and habitat across NSW
$59,000
State-wide Support for licensed koala rehabilitation providers $54,500
Tweed Community engagement to mitigate dog attack $28,000
Wollondilly Map koala habitat and corridors $90,000
Total SoS investment in koalas 2016-17: $1 million
Supporting Koala Rehabilitators Project Case Study 3
May 2017 Feb 2017
Natalie Izquierdo
Melissa Baker
Habitat Preferences in the Blue Mountains Project Case Study 4
• Satellite tracking
• Community sightings
• Mapping
• Comparison of survey methods
• Hotspot identification
Dylan Jones
State-Wide Spatial Analysis Project Case Study 5
Reported Collisions
1 - 4
5 - 13
14 - 39
40 - 79
80 - 184