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

4.3       Threatening processes to biodiversity
From the desktop review of supporting information, in combination with internal Noosa Council review, the nine
(9) following threats to fauna and associated biodiversity values were identified;
     1) Climate change impacts (temperature, sea level, fire, weather events etc.)
     2) Development, clearing and habitat fragmentation
     3) Inappropriate fire regimes (prescribed burning)
     4) Riparian health, water quantity and quality management
     5) Invasive flora / fauna and domestic animals
     6) Disease (species susceptibility)
     7) Negative human / wildlife interactions (vehicle strike, conflicts etc.)
     8) Marine impacts (commercial fishing, litter, boat strike etc.)
     9) Recreational impacts (four-wheel driving, bikes, recreational fishing, foreshore use etc.)


4.4       Fauna of conservation significance
The Noosa Biodiversity Assessment Report and the Noosa Shire Priority Species Assessment Report identified a
combined total of one hundred and eighty-five fauna (185) fauna species of conservation significance within the
Noosa Shire. Both assessments also identified priority species for management considerations, with a combined
total of forty-five (45) priority fauna identified across both assessments, as per Table 3 below.

Table 3: Identified species of conservation significance within the Noosa Shire
       Noosa Biodiversity Assessment Report                    Noosa Shire Priority Species Assessment
                             A total of 185 species of conservation significance identified
      185 fauna species of conservation significance
                         identified                                45 priority fauna species for management
       6 key and iconic fauna species prioritised for                             considerations
               management considerations
                   A total of 45 priority fauna species for management considerations identified


4.5       Summary of findings
The Desktop Review identified the following key findings relevant to the planning, development and
implementation of threatened fauna management and conservation within the Noosa LGA;
    ➢ Seven (7) key Shire-wide habitat types were identified
    ➢ Twenty-seven (27) broad vegetation groups were identified
    ➢ Four (4) threatened ecological communities were identified
    ➢ Nine (9) threatening processes to biodiversity values were identified
    ➢ A combined total of forty-five (45) fauna species of conservation significance were nominated for priority
       management considerations across both the NBAR and NSPSAR.