Carrathool management actions

Aerial view by Guy Roth
Photo: Guy Roth
Possum in a nest by Phil Spark
Photo: Phil Spark
People planting trees by Milly Hobson
Photo: Milly Hobson

General management action

Routine control of terrestrial and aquatic weeds, including via management agreements with NRM agencies, councils and other organisations.

Routine control of feral animals, including via management agreements with NRM agencies, councils and other organisations.

Targeted revegetation works to increase native vegetation cover over the long term, focussing efforts adjacent to existing remnant vegetation, within threatened ecological communities, within identified regional corridors, and adjacent to rivers, streams and wetlands.

Prevent livestock from having permanent access to rivers, streams and wetlands, and where possible excluding grazing altogether to allow the condition of river banks and wetlands to recover.

 

Priority management actions for this region

  • Design fences that facilitate passage of large native animals (e.g. kangaroos, emus) across the landscape.
  • Create alternative watering points for livestock to avoid them accessing sensitive wetlands and waterways.
  • Prevent livestock from entering sensitive wetlands and waterways as they can degrade river banks and trample and destroy aquatic habitat.
  • Avoid removing any areas of Triodia (spinifex or porcupine grass) if it occurs on your property, as this provides important habitat for native animals such as Malleefowl, Pied Honeyeater, Shy Heathwren and Western Blue-tongue Lizard.
  • Do not remove termite mounds as these are important for native animals such as Short-beaked Echidna, Lace Monitor and Laughing Kookaburra.
  • Reduce grazing pressure from domestic livestock, particularly in times of drought, to reduce impacts on native plants such as Lanky Buttons, Mossgiel Daisy, Old Man Saltbush, Slender Darling Pea and Weeping Myall.
  • Ensure that rodent, rabbit and wild dog baits are applied in accordance with label specifications and best practice, as secondary poisoning of species such as Barking Owl, Black Falcon, Peregrine Falcon, Little Eagle and Spotted Harrier may occur on ingestion of poisoned animals.
  • Retain large fallen logs as habitat for species such as Short-beaked Echidna, Grey-crowned Babbler, Marble-faced Delma, and Shy Heathwren.
  • Retain stick and leaf litter for ground-dwelling species such as Chestnut Quail-thrush, Malleefowl, Southern Scrub- robin and Western Blue-tongue Lizard.
  • Undertaken strategic revegetation to improve long-term connectivity for species such as Diamond Firetail, Dusky Woodswallow, Grey-crowned Babbler, Southern Scrub-robin and varied Sittella, focussing efforts adjacent to existing remnant vegetation.
  • Work with the community to control feral cats which prey on native species such as Bush Stone-curlew, Malleefowl, Marble-faced Delma, Plains Wanderer and Willie Wagtail.
  • Work with the community to control Noisy Miners which out-compete other native bird species such as Diamond Firetail, Dusky Woodswallow, Grey-crowned Babbler, Speckled Warbler, Superb Parrot and various honeyeater species.
  • Work with the community to control rabbits which can greatly reduce native grass and herb biomass and cause soil erosion problems.

 

For more information about the key management actions listed above click here