2023-03-07 - P&E Agenda - Item 4 - Attachment 1 - Environmental Services - Threatened Fauna Recovery Road Map

Table of Contents
1.   Introduction .............................................................................................................................................4
2.   Background .............................................................................................................................................5
     2.1           Supporting information ..............................................................................................................5
     2.2           Council’s current investment in threatened species conservation ............................................5
3.   Desktop Review of Supporting Information ........................................................................................7
     3.1           Noosa Biodiversity Assessment Report ....................................................................................7
     3.2           Noosa Shire Priority Species Assessment................................................................................7
     3.3           Validation of findings .................................................................................................................7
4.   Findings from Desktop Review .............................................................................................................8
     4.1           Key habitats and broad vegetation groups ...............................................................................8
     4.2           Threatened ecological communities .........................................................................................8
     4.3           Threatening processes to biodiversity ......................................................................................9
     4.4           Fauna of conservation significance ...........................................................................................9
     4.5           Summary of findings .................................................................................................................9
5.   Shortlisted Fauna .................................................................................................................................10
     5.1           Shortlisted species ..................................................................................................................10
     5.2           Exclusions ...............................................................................................................................12
     5.2.1         Migratory, few verified records or least concern fauna with Noosa Shire ...............................12
     5.3           Management of least concern and non-listed species ............................................................12
6.   Methods - Nominating the Noosa Nine ..............................................................................................13
     6.1           The Noosa Nine ......................................................................................................................13
     6.2           Threatening processes as core selection criteria ...................................................................13
     6.3           Representation of key habitats (BVGs) across the Noosa Nine .............................................13
     6.4           Decision Matrix ........................................................................................................................14
     6.5           Stakeholder input ....................................................................................................................16
     6.5.1         Expert Panel ............................................................................................................................16
7.   Decision Process ..................................................................................................................................17
     7.1           Optimum spread of the Noosa Nine ........................................................................................17
     7.2           Scoring methodology ..............................................................................................................18
     7.3           Species not scored by panel members ...................................................................................18
8.   Results ...................................................................................................................................................19
     8.1           The Final Noosa Nine .............................................................................................................21
9.   Management priorities for the Noosa Nine ........................................................................................22
     9.1           Conservation advice ................................................................................................................22
     9.2           Considering regional threats to populations and habitats .......................................................22
     9.3           Year one priorities – sea turtles (Loggerhead turtle) ..............................................................23
     9.4           Future implementation priorities under the Road Map ............................................................23