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Property Management Plan for the Conservation of the Red-Tailed Phascogale Stronachs – “Kunmallup” Robinson Road – Woodanilling. Prepared by Veronika Crouch, Zone Manager at Wagin Woodanilling Landcare Zone - on the 30th June 2014. Owner/Manager: Russel Thomson Contact Person: Evan Hall Property Address: “Kunmallup” Robinson Road, Woodanilling, WA, 6316 Postal Address: “Kunmallup” Robinson Road, Woodanilling, WA, 6316 Contact phone: 0428 123 374 Woodanilling Shire: Property size (ha): 6500 Land Use: Rural / Agricultural – Crop & Stock Landscape and Vegetation: The property is mainly cleared grazing and cropping land with large areas of remnant vegetation, with an undulating landscape with at least 10 patches of remnant vegetation of average size 10ha plus. Species includes York gum, Salmon gum, Sheoak, Jam, Wandoo, Mallee etc. Much of the remnant vegetation has been fenced to protect it from stock access. There are many rocky granite and quartz outcrops which dominate these remnant vegetation areas. The property is located at the start of the Queerearrup Catchment. Property Management Plan for the Conservation of the Red-Tailed Phascogale 1. Property Description 1 Threatened Ecological Communities (TECs) and Threatened and/or Rare species located on the property or found in close proximity: TECs: Property Management Plan for the Conservation of the Red-Tailed Phascogale 2 None. Federally listed threatened flora: Adenanthos pungens subsp. Effuses - Sprawling Spiky Adenanthos Adenanthos pungens subsp. Pungens - Spiky Adenanthos Banksia oligantha - Wagin Banksia Caladenia dorrienii – Cossack Spider-orchid Calectasia pignattiana – Stilted Tinsel Lily Centrolepis caespitosa Conostylis drummondii - Drummond's Conostylis Conostylis setigera subsp. Dasys – Boscabel Conostylis Hemigenia ramosissima - Branched Hemigenia Roycea pycnophylloides – Saltmat Verticordia fimbrilepis subsp. Fimbrilepis - Shy Featherflower Federally listed threatened fauna: • Calyptorhynchus banksii naso - Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus baudinii - Baudin's Black Cockatoo, Long-billed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris - Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo, Short-billed Black Cockatoo • Leipoa ocellata - Malleefowl • Dasyurus geoffroii - Chudditch, Western Quoll • Phascogale calura - Red-Tailed Phascogale Acacia brachypoda - Western Wheatbelt Wattle Acacia cochlocarpa subsp. Velutinosa - Velvety Spiral Pod Wattle Adenanthos pungens subsp. Effuses - Sprawling Spiky Adenanthos Adenanthos pungens subsp. Pungens - Spiky Adenanthos Adenanthos velutinus - Velvet Woollybush Banksia fuscobractea - Dark-bract Banksia Banksia oligantha - Wagin Banksia Caladenia dorrienii – Cossack Spider-orchid Calectasia pignattiana – Stilted Tinsel Lily Conostylis drummondii - Drummond's Conostylis Conostylis setigera subsp. Dasys – Boscabel Conostylis Gastrolobium luteifolium - Yellow-leafed Gastrolobium Haloragis platycarpa - Broad-fruited Haloragis Hemigenia ramosissima - Branched Hemigenia Isopogon robustus - Robust Coneflower Lysiosepalum abollatum - Woolly Lysiosepalum Roycea pycnophylloides – Saltmat Tribonanthes purpurea – Grainte Pink Verticordia fimbrilepis subsp. Fimbrilepis - Shy Featherflower State listed fauna: (partial listing) • • • • Anous tenuirostris melanops - Australian Lesser Noddy Atrichornis clamosus - Noisy Scrub-bird, Tjimiluk Botaurus poiciloptilus - Australasian Bittern Cacatua pastinator pastinator - Muir's Corella (southern), Western Long-billed Corella (southern) • Calyptorhynchus banksii naso - Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo • Cockatoo • Cereopsis novaehollandiae grisea - Cape Barren Goose (south-western), Recherche Cape Barren Goose • Dasyurus geoffroii - Chudditch, Western Quoll • Diomedea epomophora epomophora - Southern Royal Albatross • Leioproctus douglasiellus - a short-tongued bee • Leipoa ocellata – Malleefowl • Rostratula australis – Australian Painted Snipe • Macrotis lagotis - Greater Bilby • Myrmecobius fasciatus – Numbat • Parantechinus apicalis – Dibbler • Petrogale lateralis lateralis - Black-flanked Rock-wallaby • Phascogale calura - Red-Tailed Phascogale • Pseudocheirus occidentalis - Western Ringtail Possum, Ngwayir • Pseudomys shortridgei - Dayang, Heath Rat Property Management Plan for the Conservation of the Red-Tailed Phascogale State listed flora: (partial listing) 3 Current condition of vegetation: Property Management Plan for the Conservation of the Red-Tailed Phascogale Using the ‘Remnant vegetation condition assessment from Land for Wildlife 2011’, your remnant vegetation condition is rated as: MODERATE / POOR 4 • • • • • • • Much of the remnant vegetation is fenced with stock deterrent or better fencing No dieback Nesting sites evident Good litter layer No evidence of recent fires Minimal weed issues. Has been grazed in the past. Current threats to native biodiversity: • Acidity • Wind erosion Potential threats to native biodiversity: • Depletion of carbon stores and microbial activity in the soil • Water erosion • Economic pressures which reduce ability to invest in environmental management • Stock access reducing shelter and food sources. 2. General Management Practices for the Conservation of the Red-Tailed Phascogale The Red-Tailed Phascogale (Phascogale calura) lives in remnant patches of vegetation and prefers vegetation where burning is infrequent and the habitat consists of dense understorey and trees which provide a continuous canopy. Trees such as wandoo (Eucalyptus wandoo) and rock sheoak (Allocasuarina heugeliana) provide suitable nesting sites as do grasstrees (Xanthorrhoea species). They also utilise riverine corridors consisting of species such as York gum (Eucalyptus loxophleba) and swamp sheoak (Casuarina obesa). Conservation of remnant vegetation on your property is highly desirable, and the following management practices will benefit the phascogale: Fencing off remnant areas to exclude stock will enable natural regeneration to occur If fencing is not an option, grazing of these areas needs to be managed to ensure the grazing is not detrimental to the habitat (e.g. intermittent light grazing or crash grazing) Revegetation using native seedlings to connect patches of bush or to establish a good riparian zone will aid in their movement to other areas and provide important linkages Infill planting may be required in areas of the remnant where the ground or shrub layer may be absent or thin Preserve all dead trees with hollows and old paddock trees Where mature trees are absent in remnant vegetation, the installation of artificial nest boxes may be beneficial for the phascogale in order to provide suitable homes for them to utilize Retain habitat such as ground litter and logs and establish ‘no clean up’ zones where all fallen logs and ground litter are retained Weed control in remnant areas will improve the habitat available to the phascogale by ensuring native plants are able to regenerate naturally without competing with weeds for available resources such as nutrients, moisture and light Property Management Plan for the Conservation of the Red-Tailed Phascogale Conservation of habitat: 5 Property Management Plan for the Conservation of the Red-Tailed Phascogale Control of Introduced Predators: The fox and cat are two introduced species which are likely to prey on the phascogale, therefore where possible these species should be controlled. There are a variety of methods for control of these two species such as shooting, trapping and baiting, and it is recommended that control of these species is undertaken simultaneously; as it is believed cats may increase in number if control of foxes is undertaken (research into this is currently being undertaken by DPAW). If you have domestic cats please keep them inside at night when the phascogales are usually active, as community records provide a clear indication of the vulnerability of phascogale to predation by cats. Rabbits are another introduced species that require control as they graze on native vegetation and can reduce new growth which may be detrimental to the phascogale. There are a number of options for control of rabbits including baiting, warren fumigation, warren ripping, shooting and use of viruses such as Myxomatosis and Rabbit Calicivirus Disease. Please contact SWCC if you require further advice on the management of these species on your property. Fire Management: The phascogale prefers vegetation that has not been burnt for a long time, as there is normally more nesting and refuge sites available, along with a dense understory in which they can move about in without being detected by predators. Fires in spring in particular put the phascogale at risk as this is when most females will have dependent young. If you will be undertaking any burning on your property, please ensure you do it at the best time of year for biodiversity purposes (e.g. autumn). The frequency, season, spatial extent and intensity of fire need to be taken into account when planning a controlled burn on your property. If there are hollow logs on the ground that may be utilized by fauna, you can rake away any leaf litter around them to provide a buffer so they may be protected. If you do not use fire as a management tool, ensure that you maintain firebreaks on your property in order to protect your vegetation from the threat of bushfire. For further advice on fire management, please contact your local DPAW office. 6 3. Recommended Management Actions to be undertaken by landholders: Frequency Timing (e.g. month/season) Fencing off remnant areas to exclude stock will enable natural regeneration to occur As able Revegetation using native seedlings to connect patches of bush or to establish a good riparian zone will aid in their movement to other areas and provide important linkages As able Winter planting season Infill planting may be required in areas of the remnant where the ground or shrub layer may be absent or thin As able Winter planting season Retain habitat such as ground litter and logs and establish ‘no clean up’ zones where all fallen logs and ground litter are retained Ongoing Weed control in remnant areas will improve the habitat available to the Red-tailed Phascogale by ensuring native plants are able to regenerate naturally without competing with weeds for available resources such as nutrients, moisture and light Ongoing Manage feral pest populations of fox, cat, and rabbit through baiting, shooting and trapping. Maintain firebreaks around property and remnant vegetation areas Ongoing Intense seasonal focus during Spring and Autumn. Ongoing Property Management Plan for the Conservation of the Red-Tailed Phascogale Activity If you require any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact Derani Sullivan, Biodiversity Project Manager at SWCC on 9761 4184 or via email to [email protected] 4. Appendices: Property map with recommended actions and locations 7 Appendix 1: Property Map