The Department of Environment and Conservation has prepared a Priorities Action Statement (PAS) to promote the recovery of threatened species and the abatement of key threatening processes in New South Wales.
The Priorities Action Statement identifies a number of broad strategies to help threatened plants and animals recover in New South Wales. Each of these strategies have more specific priority actions within them.
Select an item from the list below to see priority actions for all species of that type.
What type of species or threatening process do the priority actions apply to?
Name of species or threatening process that the priority actions apply to.
There are
1 threatened species in New South Wales
matching the above criteria
which have
current Priority action plans.
A total of
8 current Priority actions
have been identified to help recover these species.
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|
Action title
|
Scientific
name
 |
Common
name
|
Type of
species
|
Priority |
| Using current records and literature on habitat requirements determine the current distribution and identify areas of potential habitat to undertake survey and management actions. |
Amytornis striatus |
Mukarrthippi Grasswren |
Animal >
Birds |
High
|
| Review existing forestry operations for mallee and broombush, determine potential impacts on the species and if necessary review licensing prescriptions and harvesting areas. |
Amytornis striatus |
Mukarrthippi Grasswren |
Animal >
Birds |
Medium
|
| Use management agreements and incentives on private and leasehold land to manage total grazing pressure through such actions as removal of artificial water points and feral and native herbivore control. |
Amytornis striatus |
Mukarrthippi Grasswren |
Animal >
Birds |
Low
|
| Produce and distribute information and provide technical support on the species to assist land managers and field-based support to implement actions that assist in the species' recovery. |
Amytornis striatus |
Mukarrthippi Grasswren |
Animal >
Birds |
Medium
|
| Undertake an annual monitoring program within identified habitat within both DECC reserves and other tenures, to determine the distribution and abundance of the species, particularly in areas where management actions are being undertaken. |
Amytornis striatus |
Mukarrthippi Grasswren |
Animal >
Birds |
High
|
| Undertake studies on the biology, habitat requirements and potential threats on the species, and incorporate results into future management actions. |
Amytornis striatus |
Mukarrthippi Grasswren |
Animal >
Birds |
High
|
| Determine, through research, the ecological requirements of the species, particularly in regard to fire, and incorporate the information into Regional and Local Fire Plans. |
Amytornis striatus |
Mukarrthippi Grasswren |
Animal >
Birds |
High
|
| Within DECC reserves, manage total grazing pressure through such actions as removal of artificial water points and feral and native herbivore control. |
Amytornis striatus |
Mukarrthippi Grasswren |
Animal >
Birds |
High
|