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www.environment.gov.au Greater Bilby, Macrotis lagotis A matter of national environmental significance Listed as Vulnerable under EPBC Act in 2000 Controlling Provision: Threatened Species and Ecological Communities Significant Impacts: if a person is proposing to take an action that will have, or is likely to have a significant impact, the action must be referred for a decision on whether assessment and approval is required under the EPBC Act. The Greater Bilby is a key consideration in EPBC
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Greater Bilby, Macrotis lagotis
A matter of national environmental significanceListed as Vulnerable under EPBC Act in 2000
Controlling Provision:
Threatened Species and Ecological Communities
Significant Impacts: if a person is proposing to take an action that will have, or is likely
to have a significant impact, the action must be referred for a decision on whether assessment and approval is required under the EPBC Act.
The Greater Bilby is a key consideration in EPBC project assessments (Part 7 – 9) and strategic assessments (Part 10) in
the Pilbara Bioregion.
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Documents supporting decision making National Recovery PlanNational Recovery Plan for the Greater Bilby - adopted in 2006
Threat Abatement Plans Predation by the European Red Fox Feral Cats Competition and Land Degradation by Feral Rabbits
Key Policy Statements and Guidelines Significant Impact Guidelines 1.1 Survey guidelines for Australia's threatened mammals. EPBC
Act survey guidelines 6.5 EPBC Act Environmental Offsets Policy, October 2012
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Review of recovery plan
Recovery Plan review completed
Considerable on-going effort and resources needed to complete priorities
Emphasis on centrally-coordinated database to maintain records of abundance and population trends
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Arid Species Workshop – Alice Springs 2012 Issues: Resourcing recovery actions, data coordination and recovery plan
review and revision. The need for a centralised database A national recovery team. Arid Zone recovery coordinator. Develop outline for revised recovery plan (Peter Copley – SA).
Opportunities Bilby high priority species widely distributed and multi-jurisdictional emblematic of many threats facing the arid zone (predators,
exotic competitors, inappropriate fire regimes, vehicle mortality and fragmentation),
relatively well-studied and monitored in parts of species range.
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WA workshop outcomes
Understand the Greater Bilby across its range and any differences in the Pilbara.
Ongoing collaboration and agreement about a research plan for the species consistent with a revised recovery plan.
Have a strategy to guide offset requirements from EPBC CA decisions so that duplication and gaps are avoided.
