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Conservation Management Zones of AustraliaTasman Temperate Forests

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This project and associated products are the result of a collaboration between the Biodiversity Conservation Division and the Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN). Invaluable input, advice and support were provided by staff and leading researchers from across the Department of the Environment (DotE), Department of Agriculture (DoA), the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and the academic community. We would particularly like to thank staff within the Wildlife, Heritage and Marine Division, Parks Australia and the Environment Assessment and Compliance Division of DotE, Nyree Stenekes and Robert Kancans (ABARES), Sue McIntyre (CSIRO), Richard Hobbs (University of Western Australia), Michael Hutchinson (ANU); David Lindenmayer and Emma Burns (ANU); and Gilly Llewellyn, Martin Taylor and other staff from the World Wildlife Fund for their generosity and advice.

Special thanks to CSIRO staff Kristen Williams and Simon Ferrier whose modelling of biodiversity patterns enabled identification of the Conservation Management Zones of Australia.

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ContentsAcknowledgement of Traditional Owners and Country.................................................................4

Introduction....................................................................................................................................4

Zone at a glance............................................................................................................................5

Population characteristics............................................................................................................10

Employment, volunteering and incomes......................................................................................15

Agriculture, Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM advice...................18

Land tenure, land use, Native Title and Local Government Areas..............................................21

Zone vegetation characteristics...................................................................................................24

Ramsar and Nationally Important Wetlands................................................................................25

World and National Heritage.......................................................................................................27

Major National Reserve System properties.................................................................................28

EPBC Act (1999) threatened ecological communities.................................................................29

EPBC Act (1999) threatened species..........................................................................................30

EPBC Act (1999) migratory species............................................................................................36

Threatened endemic species......................................................................................................38

Invasive species..........................................................................................................................43

Vegetation profiles and management recommendations............................................................45

Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners and CountryThe Australian Government acknowledges Australia’s Traditional Owners and pays respect to Elders past and present of our nation’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We honour the deep spiritual, cultural and customary connections of Traditional Owners to the Australian landscape, including Australia’s waterways, land and sea country.

Introduction The 23 Conservation Management Zones of Australia are geographic areas, classified according to their ecological and threat characteristics. The zones are also aligned with the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia.

The Conservation Management Zones provide a way of understanding Australia’s natural environment that will assist in long-term conservation planning and help the Australian Government to better design, deliver and report on Natural Resource Management (NRM) investments, including ensuring alignment of national NRM priorities with local action.

The Conservation Management Zones also provide a filter through which to make national environmental and socio-economic data more accessible and comprehensible, and a framework for gathering on-ground knowledge and expertise about the environment. This will improve information flow to the Australian Government about regional NRM requirements, best practice management, emerging NRM issues and knowledge gaps.

The Conservation Management Zones do not represent any change to existing administrative boundaries or governance structures, but aim to support the NRM and wider community to cooperatively manage environmental assets across boundaries, where they share common threats, ecological characteristics and stakeholders.

Each Conservation Management Zone profile contains a standard suite of nationally available ecological and socio-economic information. We hope that this information will enable Australians of all ages and backgrounds to engage with, understand and appreciate Australian landscapes, and support all Australians to manage our natural resources more effectively.

The profile information provides an indicative, high-level stock-take of the environmental and socio-economic landscape and it is not intended to be comprehensive. It should also be noted that, at present, the profiles contain only limited information on aquatic ecosystems, coastal assets and Indigenous land management practices. In future, consultation and comprehensive literature reviews will enable us to provide more complete information.

Zone at a glance

Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data

MAJOR CITIES AND TOWNS POPULATION

Apollo Bay 1,092

Beauty Point – Bridport – George Town – Scottsdale 8,651

Burnie-Somerset-Penguin-Wynyard 28,028

Deloraine 2,324

Devonport – Latrobe – Port Sorell – Ulverstone 41,074

Dodges Ferry – Lewisham 4,452

Greater Hobart 183,446

Huonville 1,743

Greater Launceston 87,086

Lorne 1,046

Sheffield 1,111

Smithton 3,239

St Helens 1,503

NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NRM) REGIONSCorangamite Catchment Management Authority (CMA) VIC

West Gippsland CMA VIC

NRM Cradle Coast TAS

NRM North TAS

NRM South TAS

TOP FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES VALUE (MILLIONS)

Dairy $302

Beef $176

Vegetables for consumption $164

Fruit $106

TOP FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES VALUE (MILLIONS)

Wool $97

Total value of agricultural commodities (including other commodities not listed here) $1,123

CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS*Mean annual temperature 10.5 Celsius

Mean Maximum of the Hottest Month 20.5 Celsius

Mean Minimum of the Coldest Month 2.4 Celsius

Mean Annual Rainfall 1018.4 mm

Dominant rainfall season Winter

* The figures are interpolated 75-year means (1921 to 1995) representing the period prior to the onset of rapid climatic warming. Cited in: Williams KJ, Belbin L, Austin MP, Stein J, Ferrier S (2012) Which environmental variables should I use in my biodiversity model? International Journal of Geographic Information Sciences 26(11), 2009–2047. (Data derived from Australian Climate surfaces version 2.1 for the ANUCLIM-BIOCLIM package).

For future climate projections please refer to: http://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/


http://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/

Source: Based on data from the National Native Title Register; Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD); National Vegetation Information System (NVIS); Species’ Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT).

Population characteristics

Population


LANGUAGES SPOKEN AT HOMEEnglish 91.77%

Other languages 4.20%

Not stated 3.92%

Education

Employment, volunteering and incomes

Employment

Volunteering

Income


Agriculture, Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM adviceAustralian farmers manage over 60% of the Australian continent and shoulder much of the burden of responsibility for maintaining and protecting Australia’s natural resource wealth. The information contained in this profile aims to assist the wider community, non-governmental organisations and government agencies to support Australia’s key environmental custodians.

Agricultural commodity values


Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM advice

* Data obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2012 Land Management Practices Survey (LaMPS) 2012. LaMPS collected land practices information from approximately 50,000 farm businesses across Australia. The data has been aligned to Conservation Management Zones from ABS Statistical Area 2 units and Australian Agricultural Environment units. The % figures presented here are indicative only. For more information on LaMPS please refer to: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/mf/4630.0

** The sample for the Drivers of Practice Change 2012 survey consisted of a random subsample of 1228 broadacre farm managers from the Australian Agricultural and Grazing Industries Survey (AAGIS) frame. The data has been aligned to Conservation Management Zones from ABS Statistical Area 2 units. For this reason, the figures presented here are indicative only.

^ This chart indicates the sources of advice utilised for native vegetation management from respondents who identified they sought advice.

For more information please refer to http://www.daff.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/forestry/domestic-forestry/prep-for-future/drivers-

Land tenure, land use, Native Title and Local Government Areas

Source: Land tenure data based on Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN) categorisation of Public Sector Mapping Authority (PSMA) State Tenure 2012; Land use mapping based on Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program (ACLUMP) 2012. For more information on Australian land use and management information and classification please refer to: http://www.daff.gov.au/ABARES/aclump/

INDIGENOUS LAND COUNCILS

Native Title Services Victoria: http://www.ntsv.com.au

Tasmanian Aboriginal Land and Sea Council: http://www.talsc.net.au

NATIVE TITLE AND TRADITIONAL OWNERSTraditional Owners Registered Native Title Body Corporate Hectares % of zone

Gunai/Kurnai People 17.49 0.0003

Source: The Native Title Tribunal Register, October 2013.For more information please refer to: http://www.nntt.gov.au/Pages/Searchportal.aspx

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREASBreak O’day Council TAS

Brighton Council TAS

Burnie City Council TAS

Central Coast Council TAS

Central Highlands Council TAS

Circular Head Council TAS

Clarence City Council TAS

Derwent Valley Council TAS

Devonport City Council TAS

Dorset Council TAS

Flinders Council TAS

George Town Council TAS

Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council TAS

Glenorchy City Council TAS

Hobart City Council TAS

Huon Valley Council TAS

Kentish Council TAS

King Island Council TAS

Kingborough Council TAS

Latrobe Council TAS

Launceston City Council TAS

Meander Valley Council TAS

Northern Midlands Council TAS

Sorell Council TAS

Southern Midlands Council TAS

Tasman Council TAS

Waratah-Wynyard Council TAS

West Coast Council TAS

West Tamar Council TAS

Colac Otway Shire VIC

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREASCorangamite Shire VIC

South Gippsland Shire VIC

Surf Coast Shire VIC

Zone vegetation characteristics

The National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) framework is a nationally consistent vegetation classification system based on vegetation data collected by states and territories. It provides information on the extent and distribution of vegetation types across the Australian landscape.

Two products are used to provide the Zone Vegetation Characteristics graph. A modelled pre-European vegetation distribution (pre-1750), and extant (current extent) vegetation, which is based on contemporary vegetation mapping. The information presented here relates to Major Vegetation Subgroups (MVSs). There are 85 MVS types across Australia, describing the structure and floristic composition of dominant and secondary vegetation stratums (e.g. canopy and mid-storey species). Major Vegetation Subgroups only reflect the dominant vegetation type occurring in an area from a mix of vegetation types. Less-dominant vegetation groups which may also be present are therefore not represented.

It is important to note that the vegetation information is indicative only, as state and territory mapping in Australia is of variable resolution and scale. However, this data is the best available nationally consistent information on vegetation, and the dataset continues to evolve and increase in accuracy.

Analysing this information at Conservation Management Zone, rather than national level provides greater discrimination for decision makers, as clearance levels of vegetation types are not uniform across Australia. For example, eucalypt woodlands with a tussock grass understory is a vegetation type found across Australia. In the Brigalow Woodlands Conservation Management Zone, eucalypt open woodlands with a tussock grass understory originally covered approximately 36% of the zone, but today it only covers only 14.5 % of the zone (58.7% of this vegetation community has been cleared in the Brigalow). In the Northern Australia Tropical Savannah zone, this vegetation type originally occupied 19.6% of the zone. Today, it occupies approximately 19.4% of the zone (only 2.3% of this vegetation type has been cleared). It should be noted that this data only provides an indication of change in extent, and not vegetation condition.

For more information on the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/science-and-research/databases-and-maps/national-vegetation-information-system

Ramsar and Nationally Important WetlandsRAMSAR WETLANDS JURISDICTION HECTARESLavinia TAS 6,929

Moulting Lagoon TAS 4,514

East Coast Cape Barren Island Lagoons TAS 4,100

Flood Plain Lower Ringarooma River TAS 3,399

Logan Lagoon TAS 2,243

Apsley Marshes TAS 881

Pitt Water-Orielton Lagoon TAS 383

Corner Inlet TAS 73

Little Waterhouse Lake VIC 56

Jocks Lagoon TAS 19

For more information on Ramsar please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/water/water-our-environment/wetlands/ramsar-convention-wetlands

NATIONALLY IMPORTANT WETLANDS JURISDICTION HECTARES CRITERIA

Aire River VIC 708.93 1, 3, 4

Aspley Marshes TAS 654.53 2, 5

Bells Lagoon TAS 63.80 1, 6

Blackman River TAS 7.06 1

Blackmans Lagoon TAS 35.65 5

Bungaree Lagoon TAS 10.14 5

Calverts Lagoon TAS 43.24 1

Cataract Gorge TAS 2.24 5, 6

Clarence Lagoon TAS 33.78 5

Corner Inlet VIC 57.62 1, 3, 4, 5

Douglas River TAS 397.64 1, 5

Dublin Bog TAS 1.08 5

Eagle Tarn Sphagnum TAS 1.81 5

Earlham Lagoon TAS 215.59 5

Elizabeth River Gorge TAS 3.54 5

Fergusons Lagoon TAS 85.98 5

Flyover Lagoon 1 TAS 29.41 5

Flyover Lagoon 2 TAS 27.18 5

Freshwater Lagoon TAS 25.48 5

Glen Morey Saltpan TAS 13.81 1

Glen Morriston Rivulet 1 TAS 1.49 1, 5

Goulds Lagoon TAS 2.51 3

Hardings Falls Forest Reserve TAS 2.28 5

Hogans Lagoon TAS 79.51 5

Jocks Lagoon TAS 6.87 5

NATIONALLY IMPORTANT WETLANDS JURISDICTION HECTARES CRITERIA

Lake Chisholm TAS 4.28 2

Lake Dulverton TAS 225.53 5

Lake Flannigan TAS 162.76 5

Lake Sydney TAS 10.45 2

Lake Tiberius TAS 972.02 5

Lavinia Nature Reserve TAS 1,411.62 3, 4, 5

Little Thirsty Lagoon TAS 1.11 5

Little Waterhouse Lake TAS 12.97 1, 5

Logan Lagoon TAS 1,003.30 1, 2, 3, 5

Lower Aire River Wetlands VIC 88.33 1, 2, 3

Macquarie River 2 TAS 9.17 5

Macquarie River 4 TAS 12.46 5

Mona Vale Saltpan TAS 8.46 1

Moulting Lagoon TAS 2,743.15 1, 3, 6

Near Lagoon TAS 14.69 1, 5

Orielton Lagoon TAS 15.87 3, 4, 5

Oyster Cove TAS 5.18 6

Pearshape Lagoon 1 TAS 6.71 1

Pearshape Lagoon 2 TAS 2.61 1

River Derwent TAS 977.45 5

Sellars Lagoon TAS 1,213.95 5

South East Cape Lakes TAS 12.38 1, 5

South Esk River TAS 14.79 5

Stans Lagoon TAS 18.14 5

Surveyors Creek TAS 8.92 5

The Chimneys TAS 5.73 5

Thompsons Lagoon TAS 55.98 5

Tin Dish Rivulet TAS 5.17 1, 5

Township Lagoon TAS 6.37 1, 4, 5

Tregaron Lagoons 1 TAS 12.60 5

Tregaron Lagoons 2 TAS 5.41 5

White Lagoon TAS 10.65 1, 6

Nationally important wetlands are defined according to the following criteria:

1. It is a good example of a wetland type occurring within a biogeographic region in Australia.

2. It is a wetland which plays an important ecological or hydrological role in the natural functioning of a major wetland system/complex.

3. It is a wetland which is important as the habitat for animal taxa at a vulnerable stage in their life cycles, or provides a refuge when adverse conditions such as drought prevail.

4. The wetland supports 1% or more of the national populations of any native plant or animal taxa.

5. The wetland supports native plant or animal taxa or communities which are considered endangered or vulnerable at the national level.

6. The wetland is of outstanding historical or cultural significance.

Please note, the above are a subset of all the Nationally Important Wetlands found within the Zone. For more information on Nationally Important Wetlands please see: http://www.environment.gov.au/resource/directory-important-wetlands-australia-third-edition

World and National HeritageHERITAGE VALUES WORLD OR

NATIONALHERITAGE TYPE

JURISDICTION HECTARES % OF ZONE

Tasmanian Wilderness World and National Natural TAS 402,976 8.57

Australian Convict Sites (Darlington Probation Station)

World Cultural TAS 3,158 0.07

Western Tasmania Aboriginal Cultural Landscape

National Indigenous TAS 11,221 0.24

Great Ocean Road and Scenic Environs

National Historic VIC 3,893 0.08

Brickendon Estate National Historic TAS 458 0.01

Darlington Probation Station National Historic TAS 368 0.01

Recherche Bay (North East Peninsula) Area

National Historic TAS 344 0.01

Coal Mines Historic Site National Historic TAS 265 0.01

Port Arthur Historic Site National Historic TAS 191 0.004

Woolmers Estate National Historic TAS 82 0.002

Jordan River levee site National Indigenous TAS 4 0.0001

Cascades Female Factory National Historic TAS 0.6 0.00001

Cascades Female Factory Yard 4 North

National Historic TAS 0.2 0.000003

Richmond Bridge National Historic TAS 0.1 0.000002

Please refer to the Australian Heritage Database for detailed information on listing criteria for these heritage values: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-heritage-database

For more information on Australia’s world and national heritage please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/about-australias-heritage

http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/about-australias-heritage

http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-heritage-database

http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-heritage-database

Major National Reserve System propertiesMAJOR NATIONAL RESERVE SYSTEM PROPERTIES

Name Property type IUCN category

Jurisdiction Hectares % of zone

Southwest National Park II TAS 198,580 4.22

Great Otway National Park II VIC 76,181 1.62

Franklin-GordonWild Rivers

National Park II TAS 51,323 1.09

Wilsons Promontory National Park II VIC 40,542 0.86

Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area VI TAS 26,383 0.56

Wilsons Promontory Wilderness Zone – Schedule 5, National Parks Act

IB VIC 21,870 0.47

Cameron Regional Reserve VI TAS 20,320 0.43

Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair

National Park II TAS 18,970 0.40

Mount William National Park II TAS 18,456 0.39

Ben Lomond National Park II TAS 18,192 0.39

Wellington Park Other Conservation Area II TAS 18,025 0.38

Freycinet National Park II TAS 16,531 0.35

Douglas-Apsley National Park II TAS 15,834 0.34

Mount Field National Park II TAS 15,824 0.34

Southern Wilsons Promontory R.N.A.

Remote and Natural Area – Schedule 6, National Parks Act

II VIC 14,273 0.30

Wingaroo Nature Reserve IA TAS 10,767 0.23

Tasman National Park II TAS 10,676 0.23

Maria Island National Park II TAS 10,172 0.22

Mount Victoria Forest Reserve IV TAS 8,275 0.18

Lungatalanana Indigenous Protected Area V TAS 8,092 0.17

Sellars Lagoon Game Reserve VI TAS 7,781 0.17

Lavinia State Reserve II TAS 7,739 0.16

Strzelecki National Park II TAS 7,565 0.16

Hartz Mountains National Park II TAS 7,155 0.15

THE IUCN CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Ia Strict Nature Reserve IUCN protected area management categories classify protected areas according to their management objectives. The categories are recognised by international bodies such as the United Nations and are utilised by many national governments, including the Australian Government, as the global standard for defining and recording protected areas.

Ib Wilderness Area

II National Park

III Natural Monument or Feature

IV Habitat/Species Management Area

V Protected Landscape/ Seascape

VI Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources

Please refer to the IUCN website for further explanation: http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/gpap_home/gpap_quality/gpap_pacategories/

For more information on Australia’s National Reserve System please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system

Source: Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database 2012.

EPBC Act (1999) threatened ecological communitiesTHREATENED ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES

Name Listing status % of total distribution* % of zone**

Eucalyptus ovata – Callitris oblonga Forest Vulnerable 100.00 0.11

Lowland Native Grasslands of Tasmania Critically Endangered

99.39 0.46

Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens Endangered 2.46 0.27

Subtropical and Temperate Coastal Saltmarsh Vulnerable 1.65 0.07

Giant Kelp Marine Forests of South East Australia Endangered n/a n/a

* % of the total national distribution describes the proportion of the total national distribution of the Threatened Ecological Community that is found within the zone.

** % of the total zone area describes the proportion of the zone that the Threatened Ecological Community is likely or known to occur in.

It should be noted that the identification of any given Threatened Ecological Community above does not imply that the Threatened Ecological Community (TEC) is found uniformly across the Conservation Management Zone. Rather, the % of the TEC’s total distribution (*) within the zone is an indication of its importance to that zone in terms of conservation efforts. The % of the zone (**) indicates how rare, or difficult the ecological community may be to find within the zone.

The threatened ecological communities above are listed under The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), which is the Australian Government’s principal environmental legislation. For more information, please refer to http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/communities

http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/communities

http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system

http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/gpap_home/gpap_quality/gpap_pacategories/

EPBC Act (1999) threatened speciesTHREATENED MAMMALS

Common name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*

% of zone**

Common Wombat (Bass Strait) Vombatus ursinus ursinus Vulnerable 99.99 2.89

Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Tasmania) Perameles gunnii gunnii Vulnerable 98.03 62.29

Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii Endangered 63.86 87.61

Spotted-tail Quoll, Spot-tailed Quoll, Tiger Quoll (Tasmanian population)

Dasyurus maculatus maculatus (Tasmanian population)

Vulnerable 63.58 79.51

Southern Bent-wing Bat Miniopterus schreibersii bassanii Critically Endangered

9.66 2.77

Long-nosed Potoroo (SE mainland) Potorous tridactylus tridactylus Vulnerable 4.11 3.61

Southern Brown Bandicoot (Eastern) Isoodon obesulus obesulus Endangered 1.79 1.46

New Holland Mouse, Pookila Pseudomys novaehollandiae Vulnerable 1.25 2.53

Spot-tailed Quoll, Spotted-tail Quoll, Tiger Quoll (southeastern mainland population)

Dasyurus maculatus maculatus (SE mainland population)

Endangered 0.46 1.73

Konoom, Smoky Mouse Pseudomys fumeus Endangered 0.18 0.02

Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus Vulnerable 0.03 0.09

Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis Endangered n/a n/a

Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Vulnerable n/a n/a

Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Endangered n/a n/a

THREATENED BIRDS


% of zone**

Scrubtit (King Island) Acanthornis magna greeniana Critically Endangered

100.00 0.02

Brown Thornbill (King Island) Acanthiza pusilla archibaldi Endangered 99.99 2.32

Masked Owl (Tasmanian) Tyto novaehollandiae castanops (Tasmanian population)


Forty-spotted Pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus Endangered 88.64 0.21

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Tasmanian) Aquila audax fleayi Endangered 65.63 95.68

Tasmanian Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus diemenensis Endangered 50.50 18.09

Australian Fairy Tern Sternula nereis nereis Vulnerable 9.11 11.16

Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor Endangered 6.69 25.52

Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus Endangered 6.00 47.32

Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster Critically Endangered

4.16 5.61

Campbell Albatross Thalassarche melanophris impavida


Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora sanfordi Endangered 0.03 1.80

Salvin’s Albatross Thalassarche cauta salvini Vulnerable 0.03 1.80

Shy Albatross, Tasmanian Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta cauta Vulnerable 0.03 1.80

THREATENED BIRDS

Buller’s Albatross, Pacific Albatross Thalassarche bulleri Vulnerable 0.02 0.39

Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora epomophora


Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita Endangered 0.02 0.49

Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans (sensu lato) Vulnerable 0.01 0.75

Antipodean Albatross Diomedea exulans antipodensis Vulnerable 0.01 0.75

White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta steadi Vulnerable 0.01 1.80

Gibson’s Albatross Diomedea exulans gibsoni Vulnerable 0.01 0.72

Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Vulnerable 0.01 1.78

Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus Endangered 0.01 1.66

Australian Painted Snipe Rostratula australis Endangered 0.01 0.04

Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia Endangered May be present

May be present

Tristan Albatross Diomedea exulans exulans Endangered n/a n/a

White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Tasman Sea), White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Australasian)

Fregetta grallaria grallaria Vulnerable n/a n/a

Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Endangered n/a n/a

Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Vulnerable n/a n/a

Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea Vulnerable n/a n/a

Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli Vulnerable n/a n/a

Gould’s Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera

Endangered n/a n/a

* % of total distribution describes the proportion of the total national distribution of the threatened species that is found within the zone.

** % of zone describes the proportion of the zone that the threatened species is likely or known to occur in.

The % of zone indicates how rare, or difficult the species may be to find within the zone.

THREATENED REPTILES

Common Name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*

% of zone**

Pedra Branca Skink, Red-throated Skink Niveoscincus palfreymani Vulnerable 99.02 0.00003

Green Turtle Chelonia mydas Vulnerable n/a n/a

Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta Endangered n/a n/a

Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth Dermochelys coriacea Endangered n/a n/a

OTHER THREATENED FAUNA


% of zone**

Bornemissza’s Stag Beetle Hoplogonus bornemisszai Critically Endangered

100 0.12


Francistown Cave Cricket, Southern sandstone cave cricket

Micropathus kiernani Critically Endangered

100 2.04

Central North Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus granulatus Endangered 100 0.87

Broad-toothed Stag Beetle, Wielangta Stag Beetle

Lissotes latidens Endangered 100 0.49

Blind Velvet Worm Tasmanipatus anophthalmus Endangered 100 0.11

Mount Arthur Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus orramakunna Vulnerable 100 0.32

Scottsdale Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus spinicaudatus Endangered 100 0.18

Simson’s Stag Beetle Hoplogonus simsoni Vulnerable 100 0.02

Vanderschoor’s Stag Beetle Hoplogonus vanderschoori Vulnerable 100 0.13

Tasmanian Chaostola Skipper, Heath-sand Skipper

Antipodia chaostola leucophaea Endangered 100 3.43

Furneaux Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus martigener Endangered 99.99 1.55

Swan Galaxias Galaxias fontanus Endangered 99.97 0.26

Burnie Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus yabbimunna Vulnerable 99.67 0.08

Marrawah Skipper, Alpine Sedge Skipper, Alpine Skipper

Oreisplanus munionga larana Vulnerable 99.58 0.37

a land snail, a charopid land snail Discocharopa vigens Critically Endangered

95.94 0.37

Tasmanian Giant Freshwater Lobster, Giant Lobster, Giant Freshwater Crayfish

Astacopsis gouldi Vulnerable 82.03 0.22

Clarence Galaxias Galaxias johnstoni Endangered 42.67 0.24

Ptunarra Brown, Ptunarra Brown Butterfly, Ptunarra Xenica

Oreixenica ptunarra Endangered 31.46 0.15

Tasmanian Live-bearing Seastar Parvulastra vivipara Vulnerable 15.71 0.77

Eastern Dwarf Galaxias, Dwarf Galaxias Galaxiella pusilla Vulnerable 12.58 4.36

Growling Grass Frog, Southern Bell Frog, Green and Golden Frog, Warty Swamp Frog

Litoria raniformis Vulnerable 11.38 0.03

Spotted Handfish, Spotted-hand Fish Brachionichthys hirsutus Critically Endangered

10.69 2.39

Swamp Galaxias Galaxias parvus Vulnerable 6.22 55.69

Ziebell’s Handfish, Waterfall Bay Handfish Brachiopsilus ziebelli Vulnerable 5.45 0.38

Australian Grayling Prototroctes maraena Vulnerable 3.94 0.16

Red Handfish Thymichthys politus Critically Endangered

2.55 0.04

Derwent River Seastar Marginaster littoralis Critically Endangered

0.09 0.91

Yarra Pygmy Perch Nannoperca obscura Vulnerable 0.07 0.01

Golden Sun Moth Synemon plana Critically Endangered

May be present

May be present

School Shark, Eastern School Shark, Snapper Shark, Tope, Soupfin Shark

Galeorhinus galeus Conservation Dependent

n/a n/a

Eastern Gemfish Rexea solandri (eastern Australian population)

Conservation Dependent

n/a n/a

Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Vulnerable n/a n/a

Whale Shark Rhincodon typus Vulnerable n/a n/a


Southern Bluefin Tuna Thunnus maccoyii Conservation Dependent

n/a n/a

THREATENED FLORA

Common Name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*

% of zone**

Shy Susan Tetratheca gunnii Critically Endangered

100 0.04

Stuart’s Heath Epacris stuartii Critically Endangered

100 0.02

Masked Eyebright, Masked Cliff Eyebright Euphrasia sp. Bivouac Bay (W.R.Barker 7626 et al.)

Endangered 100 0.02

Border Heath Epacris limbata Critically Endangered

100 0.11

Robust Leek-orchid Prasophyllum robustum Critically Endangered

100 0.01

Grand Heath, Tall Heath Epacris grandis Endangered 100 0.29

Moleskin Dogwood Pomaderris pilifera subsp. talpicutica

Vulnerable 100 0.00

Roadside Wallaby Grass Rytidosperma popinensis Endangered 100 1.47

Tasmanian Bertya Bertya tasmanica subsp. tasmanica

Endangered 100 0.10

Davies’ Waxflower, St Helens Waxflower Phebalium daviesii Critically Endangered

100 0.08

Sky-blue Sun-orchid Thelymitra jonesii Endangered 100 2.48

Tailed Spider-orchid Caladenia caudata Vulnerable 100 16.58

Gunn’s Boronia, Cataract Gorge Boronia Boronia gunnii Vulnerable 100 0.62

Three Hummock Leek-orchid Prasophyllum atratum Critically Endangered

100 0.00

Marsh Leek-orchid Prasophyllum limnetes Critically Endangered

100 0.00

Tunbridge Buttercup Ranunculus prasinus Endangered 100 2.16

Mt Cameron Heath, Granite Heath Epacris graniticola Critically Endangered

100 0.20

Midland Greenhood Pterostylis commutata Critically Endangered

100 5.49

Creeping Dusty Miller Spyridium obcordatum Vulnerable 100 1.22

Golfers Leek-orchid Prasophyllum incorrectum Critically Endangered

100 0.27

Velvet Boronia Boronia hippopala Vulnerable 100 0.66

Mt Arthur Boronia Boronia hemichiton Vulnerable 100 1.06

Lindley’s Spider-orchid Caladenia lindleyana Critically Endangered

100 0.14

Spreading Stenanthemum, Propellor Plant Stenanthemum pimeleoides Vulnerable 100 0.02

Ciliolate Hebe Veronica ciliolata Vulnerable 100 0.03

THREATENED FLORA

Myrtle Elbow Orchid Arthrochilus huntianus subsp. nothofagicola

Critically Endangered

100 0.01

Black-tipped Spider-orchid Caladenia anthracina Critically Endangered

100 1.30

Thick-stem Caladenia Caladenia campbellii Critically Endangered

100 0.08

Sagg Spider-orchid Caladenia saggicola Critically Endangered

100 0.01

Forest Fingers Caladenia sylvicola Critically Endangered

100 0.06

Robust Fingers Caladenia tonellii Critically Endangered

100 0.24

South Esk Pine Callitris oblongasubsp. oblonga

Endangered 100 0.12

Rosy Spider-orchid, Pale Spider-orchid, Summer Spider-orchid

Caladenia pallida Critically Endangered

100 0.08

Short-spiked Midge-orchid Genoplesium brachystachyum Endangered 100 0.20

None Prasophyllum amoenum Endangered 100 0.02

Tapered Leek-orchid Prasophyllum apoxychilum Endangered 100 0.48

Pungent Leek-orchid Prasophyllum olidum Critically Endangered

100 0.03

Knocklofty Leek-orchid Prasophyllum perangustum Critically Endangered

100 0.00

Ben Lomond Leek-orchid Prasophyllum stellatum Critically Endangered

100 0.50

Tunbridge Leek-orchid Prasophyllum tunbridgense Endangered 100 0.19

Reflexed Everlasting Ozothamnus reflexifolius Vulnerable 100 0.03

Graveside Leek-orchid Prasophyllum taphanyx Critically Endangered

100 0.03

Basalt Guinea-flower Hibbertia basaltica Endangered 100 0.12

Sand Grasstree Xanthorrhoea arenaria Vulnerable 100 0.08

Scrambling Ground-fern Hypolepis distans Endangered 99.99 2.49

Variable Smoke-bush Conospermum hookeri Vulnerable 99.99 0.31

Freycinet Waxflower Philotheca freyciana Endangered 99.99 0.02

Bearded Heath, Freycinet Heath Epacris barbata Endangered 99.99 0.65

Buftons Eyebright, Hairy Cliff Eyebright Euphrasia phragmostoma Vulnerable 99.99 0.01

Snake Orchid Diuris lanceolata Endangered 99.99 0.65

Clubmoss Bush-pea Stonesiella selaginoides Endangered 99.98 0.63

Arthur River Greenhood Pterostylis rubenachii Endangered 99.98 0.08

Apsley Heath Epacris apsleyensis Endangered 99.98 0.41

Chestnut Leek-orchid Prasophyllum castaneum Critically Endangered

99.98 0.17

Western Leek-orchid Prasophyllum favonium Critically Endangered

99.97 0.18

Milford Leek-orchid Prasophyllum milfordense Critically Endangered

99.97 0.04

THREATENED FLORA

Firth’s Midge-orchid Genoplesium firthii Critically Endangered

99.92 0.06

Small-leaf Spyridium Spyridium lawrencei Endangered 99.91 2.07

Baudin’s Sea-lavender Limonium baudinii Vulnerable 99.91 0.05

Morrisbys Gum Eucalyptus morrisbyi Endangered 99.89 0.06

Peninsula Eyebright Euphrasia semipicta Endangered 99.87 0.14

Swamp Eyebright Euphrasia gibbsiae subsp. psilantherea

Critically Endangered

99.75 0.01

Preminghana Billybutton Craspedia preminghana Endangered 99.72 0.001

Shiny Cliff Eyebright Euphrasia amphisysepala Vulnerable 99.7 0.02

Shy Eyebright, Southport Eyebright Euphrasia fragosa Critically Endangered

99.69 0.03

Wrinkled Buttons Leiocarpa gatesii Vulnerable 99.47 0.37

South Esk Heath Epacris exserta Endangered 99.34 15.48

Shiny Grasstree Xanthorrhoea bracteata Endangered 99.24 5.91

Pretty Heath, Dan Hill Heath Epacris virgata Endangered 99.13 1.08

Grassland Greenhood, Cape Portland Greenhood

Pterostylis ziegeleri Vulnerable 98.86 0.42

Northern Leek-orchid Prasophyllum secutum Endangered 98.09 6.22

Fleshy Greenhood Pterostylis wapstrarum Critically Endangered

97.9 4.64

Midlands Mimosa, Midlands Wattle Acacia axillaris Vulnerable 95.68 5.05

Basalt Pepper-cress, Peppercress, Rubble Pepper-cress, Pepperweed

Lepidium hyssopifolium Endangered 86.76 30.96

Native Wintercress, Riverbed Wintercress Barbarea australis Endangered 84.49 8.94

Pretty Leek-orchid Prasophyllum pulchellum Critically Endangered

83.43 0.48

Windswept Spider-orchid Caladenia dienema Endangered 81.93 0.23

Eastern Spider Orchid Caladenia orientalis Endangered 81.57 0.29

Curtis’ Colobanth Colobanthus curtisiae Vulnerable 80.26 25.06

Pearlwort Sagina diemensis Endangered 67.79 0.63

Pygmy Cypress-pine, Pigmy Cypress-pine, Dwarf Cypress-pine

Callitris oblonga Vulnerable 62.03 1.06

Curly Sedge Carex tasmanica Vulnerable 42.78 32.25

Matted Flax-lily Dianella amoena Endangered 34.64 8.72

* % of total distribution describes the proportion of the total national distribution of the threatened species that is found within the zone.

** % of zone describes the proportion of the zone that the threatened species is likely or known to occur in. The % of zone indicates how rare, or difficult the species may be to find within the zone.

The above species are listed under The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), the Australian Government’s principal environmental legislation.

Please note that the list of threatened flora species is not comprehensive. The flora listed here have a significant proportion of their total national distribution within the zone. For more information please refer

to: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species or the Species Profiles and Threats Database http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl

EPBC Act (1999) migratory speciesMIGRATORY BIRDS

Common name Scientific name

Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis

Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica

Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris

Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis

Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa

Buller’s Albatross Thalassarche bulleri

Campbell Albatross Thalassarche impavida

Caspian Tern Sterna caspia

Cattle Egret Ardea ibis

Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus

Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis

Flesh-footed Shearwater,Fleshy-footed Shearwater

Puffinus carneipes

Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus

Gibson’s Albatross Diomedea gibsoni

Great Egret,White Egret

Ardea alba

Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris

Greater Sand Plover, Large Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii

Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola

Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma

Grey-tailed Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes

Latham’s Snipe,Japanese Snipe

Gallinago hardwickii

Lesser Sand Plover, Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus

Little Curlew, Little Whimbrel Numenius minutus

Little Tern Sterna albifrons

Marsh Sandpiper, Little Greenshank Tringa stagnatilis

Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli

Northern RoyalAlbatross

Diomedea sanfordi

Oriental Plover, Oriental Dotterel Charadrius veredus

Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva

http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl

MIGRATORY BIRDS

Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis(sensu lato)

Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus

Red Knot, Knot Calidris canutus

Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons

Salvin’s Albatross Thalassarche salvini

Sanderling Calidris alba

Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata

Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris

Shy Albatross,Tasmanian Shy Albatross

Thalassarche cauta (sensu stricto)

Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus

Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus

Southern RoyalAlbatross

Diomedea epomophora (sensu stricto)

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus

Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena

Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans(sensu lato)

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

White-belliedSea-Eagle

Haliaeetus leucogaster

White-cappedAlbatross

Thalassarche steadi

White-throatedNeedletail

Hirundapus caudacutus

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

OTHER MIGRATORY SPECIES

Common name Scientific name

Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus

Bryde’s Whale Balaenoptera edeni

Dusky Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias

Green Turtle Chelonia mydas

Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae

Killer Whale, Orca Orcinus orca

Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth Dermochelys coriacea

Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta

OTHER MIGRATORY SPECIES

Porbeagle, Mackerel Shark Lamna nasus

Pygmy Right Whale Caperea marginata

Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis

Whale Shark Rhincodon typus

For more information please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/biodiversity/migratory-species

Threatened endemic speciesTHREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES

Taxonomic group

Scientific name Reservation status EPBC Act status IUCN status

Birds Dromaius ater Unreserved Extinct n/a

Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies

Engaeus australis Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened


Engaeus disjuncticus Unreserved n/a Endangered


Engaeus granulatus Recorded in reserves Endangered Critically Endangered


Engaeus martigener Recorded in reserves Endangered Endangered


Engaeus orramakunna Recorded in reserves Vulnerable Near Threatened


Engaeus spinicaudatus Recorded in reserves Endangered Critically Endangered


Engaeus yabbimunna Recorded in reserves Vulnerable Vulnerable


Ombrastacoides pulcher Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable

Fish Brachionichthys hirsutus Recorded in reserves Endangered Critically Endangered

Fish Brachiopsilus ziebelli Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Fish Galaxias fontanus Recorded in reserves Endangered Critically Endangered

Molluscs Austropyrgus dyerianus Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Austropyrgus elongatus Unreserved n/a Data Deficient

Molluscs Beddomeia averni Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia briansmithi Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia camensis Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia capensis Unreserved n/a Endangered

Molluscs Beddomeia fallax Unreserved n/a Endangered

Molluscs Beddomeia forthensis Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia fultoni Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia gibba Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia hallae Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia inflata Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES

Molluscs Beddomeia kershawi Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia kessneri Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia krybetes Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia launcestonensis Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia lodderae Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia mesibovi Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia minima Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia petterdi Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia phasianella Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia protuberata Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia ronaldi Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia salmonis Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia tasmanica Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia topsiae Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia turnerae Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia waterhouseae Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia wilmotensis Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Beddomeia wiseae Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Nanocochlea monticola Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Nanocochlea pupoides Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Anoglypta launcestonensis Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened

Molluscs Allocharopa erskinensis Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Pernagera gatliffi Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Roblinella agnewi Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Helicarion rubicundus Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Pasmaditta jungermanniae Unreserved n/a Vulnerable

Plants Caladenia anthracina Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Caladenia caudata Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Caladenia saggicola Unreserved Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Corunastylis brachystachya Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Corunastylis firthii Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Petalochilus campbellii Unreserved Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Petalochilus sylvicola Unreserved Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Petalochilus tonellii Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Prasophyllum amoenum Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Prasophyllum apoxychilum Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a


Plants Prasophyllum atratum Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Prasophyllum castaneum Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Prasophyllum favonium Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Prasophyllum limnetes Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Prasophyllum milfordense Unreserved Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Prasophyllum olidum Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Prasophyllum perangustum Unreserved Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Prasophyllum robustum Unreserved Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Prasophyllum stellatum Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Prasophyllum taphanyx Unreserved Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Prasophyllum tunbridgense Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Pterostylis commutata Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Pterostylis wapstrarum Unreserved Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Pterostylis ziegeleri Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Speculantha atriola Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Thelymitra jonesii Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Thynninorchis nothofagicola Unreserved Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Xanthorrhoea arenaria Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Argentipallium spiceri Unreserved Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Craspedia preminghana Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Ozothamnus reflexifolius Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Sagina diemensis Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Hibbertia basaltica Unreserved Endangered n/a

Plants Epacris apsleyensis Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Epacris barbata Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Epacris graniticola Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Epacris limbata Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Epacris stuartii Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Epacris virgata Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a


Plants Stonesiella selaginoides Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Allocasuarina duncanii Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Euphrasia amphisysepala Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Euphrasia fragosa Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered

n/a

Plants Euphrasia phragmostoma Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Euphrasia semipicta Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Lasiopetalum micranthum Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Austrodanthonia popinensis Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Conospermum hookeri Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Boronia gunnii Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Boronia hemichiton Unreserved Vulnerable n/a

Plants Boronia hippopala Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Philotheca freyciana Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Concentrations of unreserved endemic species

The colour grids and numbers are an indication of the location and number of endemic species that have all their known range outside of the National Reserve System. Concentrations of unreserved endemic species may be useful focal areas for private land conservation efforts.

Endemism analyses were provided by the Australian Government Department of Environment Australian Natural Heritage Assessment Tool (ANHAT). The ANHAT database has been compiled from specimens and site records held in state agency wildlife atlases, museum collections, and the work of individual researchers. For more information please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-natural-heritage-assessment-tool

http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-natural-heritage-assessment-tool

http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-natural-heritage-assessment-tool

Invasive speciesINVASIVE MAMMALS

Common name Scientific name % of total distribution* % of zone**

Cat, House Cat, Domestic Cat Felis catus 0.61 99.38

Rabbit, European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 0.79 92.35

House Mouse Mus musculus 1.20 91.06

Brown Hare Lepus capensis 3.76 79.40

Black Rat, Ship Rat Rattus rattus 3.34 78.95

Red Fox, Fox Vulpes vulpes 0.46 60.25

Brown Rat, Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus 10.26 41.46

Domestic Dog Canis lupus familiaris 0.72 38.27

Goat Capra hircus 0.65 29.53

Pig Sus scrofa 0.18 13.39

Feral deer species in Australia Feral deer 1.34 10.92

Domestic Cattle Bos taurus 0.17 6.03

Horse Equus caballus May be present May be present

OTHER INVASIVE FAUNA


European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 5.24 99.87

Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 2.17 99.43

Skylark Alauda arvensis 7.24 99.42

Common Blackbird, Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula 5.11 99.41

House Sparrow Passer domesticus 1.58 99.19

European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 22.63 94.96

Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove, Domestic Pigeon Columba livia 1.68 91.24

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 5.91 88.98

Spotted Turtle-Dove Streptopelia chinensis 3.05 54.04

Common Myna, Indian Myna Acridotheres tristis 1.67 18.32

Indian Peafowl, Peacock Pavo cristatus 35.10 5.36

California Quail Callipepla californica 98.56 5.21

Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 34.99 5.21

Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 34.71 5.21

Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus 0.87 4.16

Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 0.17 1.01

Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 0.15 0.12

Red Junglefowl, Domestic Fowl Gallus gallus 1.03 0.01

* % of the total national distribution of the invasive species found within the zone.

** % of the total zone area that the invasive species is likely or known to occur in.

INVASIVE FLORA


Gorse, Furze Ulex europaeus 11.62 98.46

Blackberry, European Blackberry Rubus fruticosus aggregate 5.52 97.75

Willows except Weeping Willow, Pussy Willow and Sterile Pussy Willow

Salix spp. except S.babylonica, S.x calodendron & S.x reichardtii

6.68 93.56

Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera

8.30 56.17

Broom, English Broom, Scotch Broom, Common Broom, Scottish Broom, Spanish Broom

Cytisus scoparius 10.40 52.74

Bridal Creeper, Bridal Veil Creeper, Smilax, Florist’s Smilax, Smilax Asparagus

Asparagus asparagoides 2.61 45.62

Montpellier Broom, Cape Broom, Canary Broom, Common Broom, French Broom, Soft Broom

Genista monspessulana 13.76 43.62

African Boxthorn, Boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum 2.52 28.16

Bitou Bush, Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera 15.38 23.22

Serrated Tussock, Yass River Tussock, Yass Tussock, Nassella Tussock (NZ)

Nassella trichotoma 3.53 21.72

Chilean Needle grass Nassella neesiana 1.03 5.72

Madeira Vine, Jalap, Lamb’s-tail,Mignonette Vine, Anredera, Gulf Madeiravine, Heartleaf Madeiravine,Potato Vine

Anredera cordifolia 2.55 5.05

Asparagus Fern, Climbing Asparagus Fern Asparagus scandens 10.70 4.38

Flax-leaved Broom, Mediterranean Broom, Flax Broom

Genista linifolia 1.32 1.14

Prickly Pears Opuntia spp. 0.10 0.85

Climbing Asparagus, Climbing Asparagus Fern Asparagus africanus 1.93 0.51

Ward’s Weed Carrichtera annua May be present May be present

Olive, Common Olive Olea europaea May be present May be present

Broom Genista sp. X Genista monspessulana

May be present May be present

* % of the total national distribution of the invasive species found within the zone.

** % of the total zone area that the invasive species is likely or known to occur in.

It should be noted that the identification of any given invasive species above does not imply that the species is found uniformly across the Conservation Management Zone. The % of the zone area (**) indicates how common or rare the species may be within the zone.

For more information on invasive species please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/biodiversity/invasive-species

http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/biodiversity/invasive-species

Vegetation profiles and management recommendations

Vegetation extent information and species lists contained in the vegetation profiles are based on analysis from the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS), including analysis of Major Vegetation Subgroups and NVIS Level V descriptions. Please see http://www.environment.gov.au/node/18930 for more information.

The management recommendations have been drawn from EPBC Act Recovery Plans, EPBC Act Ecological Communities Listing Advice and other sources. The recommendations are indicative only. Systematic reviews of management literature, consultation processes and improved Natural Resource Management program monitoring and evaluation will support development of a comprehensive set of management recommendations over time.

Eucalyptus open forests with a shrubby understorey vegetation profile

68.33% Remaining

Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus obliqua; Eucalyptus tenuiramis; Eucalyptus amygdalina; Eucalyptus nitida; Eucalyptus pulchella; Eucalyptus globulus; Eucalyptus viminalis; Eucalyptus rubida; Banksia marginata; Acacia dealbata; Leptospermum spp.; Allocasuarina littoralis; Goodenia ovata; Acacia verticillata; Tasmannia lanceolata; Gahnia grandis; Exocarpos cupressiformis; Epacris impressa; Pultenaea juniperina; Richea sprengelioides; Tetrarrhena juncea; Poa labillardierei; Blechnum nudum; Pteridium esculentum; omandra longifolia; fern; rush.

Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE

AGRICULTURALPRACTICE

REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT

WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT

WEEDMANAGEMENT

FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT

DISEASEMANAGEMENT

Protect remnants from clearing. Protect hollow-bearing trees.Protect standing dead trees and fallen timber.

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Eucalyptus (+/- tall) open forest with a dense broad-leaved and/or tree-fern understorey (wet sclerophyll) vegetation profile

65.66% Remaining

Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus regnans; Eucalyptus obliqua; Eucalyptus delegatensis subsp. Tasmaniensis; Eucalyptus brookeriana; Eucalyptus amygdalina; Nothofagus cunninghamii; Atherosperma moschatum; Acacia dealbata; Pittosporum bicolor; Coprosma quadrifida; Olearia argophylla; Pomaderris apetala; Microsorum pustulatum; Polystichum proliferum; Microsorum pustulatum; Blechnum spp.; Dicksonia antarctica; fern.




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Avoid further fragmentation and clearance of forests.Maintain standing dead trees, leaf litter and fallen timber.

If foresting, ensure forestry practices support regeneration of both understorey and overstorey species.Minimise soil compaction from forestry equipment.

Disturbance from fire is essential for regeneration of mountain ash forests. Research suggests that the mean interval between high intensity fires that result in death of some trees is between 75-150 years. Mountain ash forests will sharply reduce in extent if high intensity fire intervals are more

Protect and maintain hollow bearing trees as these provide habitat for tree-dwelling mammals.In forests that have had mature, hollow-bearing trees selectively logged provide nesting boxes for both mammals and birds. Monitor boxes regularly for invasive species.

Manage feral cats.

Eucalyptus open forests with a grassy understorey vegetation profile

82.13% Remaining

Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus viminalis; Eucalyptus amygdalina; Eucalyptus delegatensis; Eucalyptus morrisbyi; Eucalyptus dalrympleana; Bursaria spinosa; Allocasuarina verticillata; Dodonaea viscosa; Acacia dealbata; Acacia mearnsii; Acacia melanoxylon; Banksia marginata; Exocarpos cupressiformis; Poa spp.; Austrodanthonia spp.; Pteridium esculentum; Lomandra longifolia; Themeda triandra; tussock grass; rush.




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Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land.Protect riparian zones and avoid riverbank erosion through maintaining native vegetation.Retain standing dead trees and fallen timber and ban firewood collection and timber harvesting.

Where possible, exclude livestock from remnants. Avoid spray drift from adjacent paddocks into remnants.

Encourage regeneration through fencing and stock exclusion. Do not plant into high quality sites as this disturbs natural succession patterns and compositional balance. Where necessary, undertake revegetation using locally sourced seed and/or tube stock. Fence paddock trees in nearby agricultural land as these provide critical landscape linkages.

If few, or no hollow bearing trees are present within remnants then place nest boxes for mammals and birds on larger trees. Monitor and manage boxes regularly for invasive species.Ensure fencing is wildlife friendly. No electrical fencing of bottom strand, and no barbed wire.

Implement hygiene practices to avoid spread of disease, such as avoiding introduction of foreign soil or plant material.

Eucalyptus woodlands with a shrubby understorey vegetation profile

3.09% Remaining

Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus obliqua; Eucalyptus ovata; Eucalyptus viminalis subsp. Viminalis; Eucalyptus perriniana; Eucalyptus baxteri; Melaleuca squarrosa; Leptospermum continentale; Banksia marginata; Xanthorrhoea australis; Epacris lanuginosa; Hypolaena fastigiata; Sprengelia incarnata; Baloskion tetraphyllum; Gahnia sieberiana; Selaginella uliginosa; Tetratheca ciliata; Gahnia radula; sedge; heath; shrub; forb.




WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT

WEEDMANAGEMENT


DISEASEMANAGEMENT

Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land.Protect riparian zones and avoid riverbank erosion through maintaining native vegetation.Retain standing dead trees and fallen timber and ban firewood collection and timber harvesting.Maintain the condition of travelling stock routes.

Where possible, exclude livestock from remnants. Avoid spray drift from adjacent paddocks into remnants.

Encourage regeneration through fencing and stock exclusion. Do not plant into high quality sites as this disturbs natural succession patterns and compositional balance. Where necessary, undertake revegetation using locally sourced seed and/or tube stock. Fence paddock trees in nearby agricultural land as these provide critical landscape

Too frequent and intense fires can impact upon the regeneration capacity of remnants.

If few, or no hollow bearing trees are present within remnants then place nest boxes for mammals and birds on larger trees. Monitor and manage boxes regularly for invasive species.Ensure fencing is wildlife friendly. No electrical fencing of bottom strand, and no barbed wire.

Cool temperate rainforest vegetation profile

90.93% Remaining

Commonly found species within this communityAthrotaxis selaginoides; Athrotaxis cupressoides; Nothofagus cunninghamii; Nothofagus gunnii; Eucalyptus coccifera; Eucryphia milliganii; Phyllocladus aspleniifolius; Leptospermum rupestre; Atherosperma moschatum; Archeria hirtella; Agastachys odorata; Olearia pinifolia; Olearia persoonioides; Trochocarpa gunnii; Archeria eriocarpa; Diselma archeri; Richea pandanifolia; Blechnum wattsii; Polystichum proliferum; Gleichenia alpina; Prionotes cerinthoides; Astelia alpina; Empodisma minus; Grammitis billardierei; fern; epiphyte; heath; shrub.




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Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land.

Ensure apiarists maintain strict surveillance of hives during leatherwood honey production (in order to prevent the establishment of feral bee populations).

Improve the connectivity of remnants through facilitating regrowth as well as active replanting.

Fire intervals of <100 years result in the loss of cool temperate rainforest. Fire should therefore be excluded as much as possible.Some cool temperate rainforest species may survive or regenerate if the fires are cool and the remnant is long unburnt (>100 years). Other cool temperate rainforest species, such as pines, may be lost permanently in fire events.

Raise public awareness to reduce road mortality rates of threatened mammals.Establish and maintain a captive breeding program for Tasmanian spotted-tail quolls.Improve forestry practices to eliminate or reduce negative consequences on fauna.

Implement control measures for non-native predators, such as cats. However, ensure that feral cat trapping and poisoning does not have adverse affects on Tasmanian spotted-tail quolls.

Implement strict hygiene protocols to prevent spread of Myrtle wilt (which affects Nothofagus cunninghamii) and Phytophthora cinnamomi. This includes managing public and vehicle access, and preventing the introduction of foreign soil and plant material.

Low closed forest or tall closed shrublands (including Acacia, Melaleuca and Banksia) vegetation profile

56.53% Remaining

Commonly found species within this communityLeptospermum lanigerum; Melaleuca ericifolia; Pomaderris apetala; Acacia longifolia subsp. Sophorae; Ozothamnus turbinatus; Acacia melanoxylon; Melaleuca squarrosa; Leucopogon parviflorus; Banksia marginata; Notelaea ligustrina; Gahnia grandis; Carex appressa; Olearia argophylla; Coprosma quadrifida; Leptospermum continentale; Triglochin procera; Stellaria angustifolia; Rhagodia candolleana; Isolepis nodosa; Acaena pallida; Eleocharis acuta; Blechnum nudum; Ehrharta stipoides; Hypolepis rugosula; Poa labillardierei; Polystichum proliferum; Viola hederacea; fern; tussock grass; forb; sedge; other grass.




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Retain fallen timber and ban firewood collection.

Fence remnants.Exclude stock altogether whilst remnants are regenerating and saplings are palatable.

Fence to allow natural regeneration. Use seed sourced directly from the same sites for rehabilitation purposes.

Fire should be low intensity. Burn at 10–15 yearintervals in banksia dominant remnants to assist in regeneration.

Control woody weeds such as gorse and blackberry.In remnants containing banksia, Yorkshire fog, cocksfoot and brown-top bent can be problematic grass species.

Implement strict hygiene regimes to avoid spread of Phytophthora cinnamomi. This includes managing public pedestrian and vehicle access and avoiding introduction of soil and foreign plant matter.

Temperate tussock grasslands vegetation profile

100% Remaining

Commonly found species within this communityPoa labillardierei; Themeda triandra; Eucalyptus amygdalina; Eucalyptus rodwayi; Eucalyptus viminalis; Eucalyptus gunnii; Eucalyptus delegatensis; Tasmannia lanceolata; Olearia pinifolia; Leucopogon hookeri; Acacia dealbata; Poa rodwayi; Schoenus spp.; Austrodanthonia spp.; Austrostipa spp.; Poa clivicola; tussock grass.




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DISEASEMANAGEMENT

Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land. Protect from conversion to cropping.

Do not set stock. However, strategic grazing is an effective tool for maintaining the diversity and abundance of grassland species.Seek advice from the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment on grazing regimes that balance productivity with biodiversity outcomes.

Fire can be used to control incursion of woody species into grassland remnants.Burning is recommended when there is no gap visible between tussocks.Autumn is the best season for burning. Seek advice from the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment Threatened Species Unit on appropriate burning regimes for your property.

Monitor gorse to see whether it is being utilised as shelter by bandicoots. Seek advice from your NRM organisation prior to gorse removal if this is the case.

Monitor and manage woody weeds, such as broom, gorse and Spanish heath.Avoid adverse impacts from chemicals or other mechanisms to manage weeds.

Manage cats, dogs and rabbits.

Wet tussock grassland with herbs, sedges or rushes, herblands or ferns vegetation profile

99.58% Remaining

Commonly found species within this communityLepidosperma filiforme; Centella cordifolia; Eucalyptus gunnii; Eucalyptus gunnii subsp. Divaricata; Astelia alpina; Gleichenia alpina; Baloskion australe; Billardiera scandens; Glycine clandestina; Imperata cylindrica; Hemarthria uncinata; Microlaena stipoides; Poa spp.; Carex spp.; sedge; fern; heath; tussock grass; rush.




WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT

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DISEASEMANAGEMENT

Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land.

Exclude stock and maintain fences to control domestic stock access.

Develop and implement suitable fire management strategies to protect Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens ecological community.

Eradicate weeds, especially Spanish heath and Salix spp. Willows. Undertake early detection and eradication of founder populations of new invasive weeds.Manage public access to prevent spread of weeds and plant disease.

Ensure strict hygiene protocols are in place to avoid spread of Phytophthora cinnamomi.

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