Stephen van Leeuwen Program Leader, Biogeography Partnership Manager, Science Division Department of Parks and Wildlife Pilbara Northern Quoll Current Initiatives Northern Quoll Workshop - July Existing Research Program Northern Quoll Workshop - July Existing Research Program OBJECTIVE This document has several objectives: To document and guide the implementation of priority future actions for the conservation and management of the Northern Quoll in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. To justify funding allocations for the priority research and monitoring actions. To guide future controlling provisions and potential research offset decisions in Western Australia. Project 1 Grey Literature Review ($10K 10 wks) Project 2 Development of a Survey & Monitoring Program ($10K - 8 wks) Project 3 Pilbara Survey & Landholder Consultation ($100k 1 yr) Project 4 Implementation of Monitoring Program ($500k 5 yrs) Project 5 Demographic Studies of NQ Populations ($500k 5 yrs) (2010 dollars) Northern Quoll Workshop - July Performance tracking December 2012 Project Theme ProgressFunding - committed Project 1Literature ReviewCompletedDSEWPaC Project 2Development Survey & Monitoring ProgramIn progressFortescue Offset (EPBC 2010/5567) Project 3Survey & Landholder ConsultationIn progressFortescue Offset (EPBC 2010/5567) Project 4Monitoring ProgramIn progressFortescue Offset (EPBC 2010/5567) Project 5Demographic StudiesIn progress Atlas Iron Offset (EPBC 2009/5167) Fortescue Offset (EPBC 2010/5567) Committed funds BHP Billiton Iron Ore Public good - Monitoring program 4 yrs - $750,000 Atlas Iron offset (EPBC 2009/5167) Pilbara population research 7 yrs - $350K Fortescue offset (EPBC 2010/5567) research to inform better protection & long term conservation 10 yrs - $1M Atlas Iron offset (EPBC 2012/6345) - Landholder survey $100K Northern Quoll Workshop - July Other funds: Offsets committed to DPaW managed NQ Trust for research Main Road WA (EPBC 2010/5419) - demographic studies - $50K Fortescue (MS 707, Assessment 1520) - ecological studies (dietary/scat analysis) - $45K Moly Metals (EPBC 2006/3104) - $600K + 5 yrs Northern Quoll Offset Strategy for implementing actions from National Recovery Plan. Iron Ore Holdings (EPBC 2009/5107) $50-$100K to develop & implement research plan API (EPBC 2009/4706) - regional monitoring program - 10 yrs - $500K Flinders Mines (EPBC 2011/6152) research to better protect - $300K Northern Quoll Workshop - July Other funds & opportunities: Atlas Iron (EPBC 2011/5848) - $100K for a strategic Chichester subregion weed management plan highlighting weeds likely to be impacting on Northern Quoll habitat. Atlas Iron (EPBC 2012/6345) - $150K to implement actions from strategic Chichester subregion weed management plan. Atlas Iron (EPBC 2012/6611) - $70K to implement actions from strategic Chichester subregion weed management plan. Rio Tinto (Hamersley Iron) (EPBC 2011/5815) $3M + 5 yrs - Threatened Species Offset Plan to deliver landscape scale benefits. Fortescue (EPBC 2010/5706, 2010/5567, 2010/5513) Land Management Action Plan to deliver landscape scale benefits. Roy Hill (EPBC 2011/5867) - Northern Quoll Research Plan and implementation. BHP Billiton Iron Ore (EPBC 2012/6299) - Biodiversity Offset Plan to deliver long-term conservation gains. Northern Quoll Workshop - July 20137 8 Thanks to Roy Hill for generously sponsoring the Pilbara Northern Quoll workshop Northern Quoll Workshop - July Thursday 22 August Night Parrot 10 October Bilby (Sponsor required) 10 December - Olive Python (Sponsor required) 11 December Mulgara (TBC) (Sponsor required) February 2014 Hamersley Peppercress - Lepidium catapycnon (TBC) February 2014 Ferals predator interactions in the Pilbara (TBC) March 2014 Ghost bat (TBC) April 2014 Lerista nevinae (TBC) OTHER WORKSHOPS Northern Quoll Workshop - July Thanks Presenters Catering Herbarium Team To those who have supplied data & reports Rio Tinto, BHP, API, Polaris, Roy Hill Tim & Veronica - DSEWPaC Keith, Annette, Judy & Julia - DPaW Rebecca Craig Northern Quoll Workshop - July Thanks to Roy Hill for generously sponsoring the Pilbara Northern Quoll workshop