Australia’s nature is exceptional, wonderful and important. But much has been lost, and the ongoing existence of many species now hangs by a thread. Against a relentless tide of threats to our biodiversity, many Australians, and government and non-government agencies, have devoted themselves to the challenge of conserving and recovering plant and animal species that now need our help to survive. This dedication has been rewarded with some outstanding and inspiring successes: of extinctions averted, of populations increasing, of communities actively involved in recovery efforts.
Recovering Australian Threatened Species showcases successful conservation stories and identifies approaches and implementation methods that have been most effective in recovering threatened species. These diverse accounts – dealing with threatened plants, invertebrates, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals – show that the conservation of threatened species is achievable: that it can be done and should be done. They collectively serve to inform, guide and inspire other conservation efforts.
This is a book of hope and inspiration. It shows that with dedication, knowledge and support, we can retain and restore our marvellous natural heritage, and gift to our descendants a world that is as diverse, healthy and beautiful as that which we have inherited.
Edited by:
Stephen Garnett,
Peter Latch,
David Lindenmayer,
John Z. Woinarski
Imprint: CSIRO Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions:
Height: 245mm,
Width: 170mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 890g
ISBN: 9781486307418
ISBN 10: 1486307418
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 01 March 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword Acknowledgements List of contributors 1: Turning threatened species around – celebrating what we have done well Stephen T. Garnett, Peter Latch, David B. Lindenmayer and John C.Z. Woinarski 2: Recovery of Australian subpopulations of humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae Peter L. Harrison and John C. Z. Woinarski 3: Eradication of invasive species on Macquarie Island to restore the natural ecosystem Keith Springer 4: Management of seabird bycatch leads to sustainable fisheries and seabird populations Barry Baker and Graham Robertson 5: Mary’s Famous Five: a story of connection, commitment and community in the recovery of threatened aquatic species in the Mary River catchment, Queensland Tanzi Smith and Marilyn Connell 6: Spiny rice-flower – small, unassuming but with many friends Vanessa Craigie, Debbie Reynolds, Neville Walsh, Steve Mueck, Liz James, Dale Tonkinson and Pauline Rudolph 7: Saving the Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard Michael C. Bull and Mark N. Hutchinson 8: Malleefowl: answering the big questions that guide all malleefowl management Sharon Gillam, Tim Burnard and Joe Benshemesh 9: From the brink of extinction: successful recovery of the glossy black-cockatoo on Kangaroo Island Karleah Berris, Michael Barth, Trish Mooney, Lynn Pedler, David Paton, Martine Kinloch, Peter Copley, Anthony Maguire, Gabriel Crowley and Stephen T. Garnett 10: Science, community and commitment underpin the road to recovery for the red-tailed black-cockatoo Vicki-Jo Russell, Richard Hill, Tim Burnard, Bronwyn Perryman, Peter Copley, Kerry Gilkes, Martine Maron, David Baker-Gabb, Rachel Pritchard and Paul Koch 11: Collaborative commitment to a shared vision: recovery efforts for noisy scrub-birds and western ground parrots Allan Burbidge, Sarah Comer and Alan Danks 12: Back from the brink – again: The decline and recovery of the Norfolk Island green parrot (Cyanoramphus cookii) Luis Ortiz-Catedral, Raymond Nias, James Fitzsimons, Samantha Vine and Margaret Christian 13: Progress in the conservation of populations of the eastern bristlebird from central coastal New South Wales and Jervis Bay Territory David B. Lindenmayer, Chris MacGregor and Nick Dexter 14: Tasmania’s forty-spotted pardalote: a woodland survivor Sally Bryant 15: Broadscale feral predator and herbivore control for yellow-footed rock-wallabies Petrogale xanthopus ssp. xanthopus: improved resilience for plants and animals = Bounceback Robert Brandle, Trish Mooney and Nicki de Preu 16: Recovering the mountain pygmy-possum at Mt Blue Cow and Mt Buller L.S. Broome, D. Heinze and M. Schroder 17: Wild orchids: saving three endangered orchid species in southern New South Wales Helen P. Waudby, Matt Cameron, Geoff Robertson, Rhiannon Caynes and Noushka Reiter 18: Population enhancement plantings help save the Tumut grevillea (Grevillea wilkinsonii) John Briggs and Dave Hunter 19: The spiny daisy: the disappearance and re-emergence of a unique Australian shrub Doug Bickerton, Erica Rees, Tim Field, Amelia Hurren and Christophe Tourenq 20: The path to recovery for the ‘extinct’ Lord Howe Island phasmid Dryococelus australis Hank Bower, Nicholas Carlile, Rohan Cleave, C. Haselden, Dean Hiscox and L. O’Neill 21: Against the flow: The remarkable recovery of the trout cod in the Murray-Darling Basin Jarod P. Lyon, Mark Lintermans and John D. Koehn 22: Underbelly – the tale of the threatened white-bellied frog (Geocrinia alba) Manda Page, Kay Bradfield and Kim Williams 23: Western Swamp Tortoise Pseudemydura umbrina: slow and steady wins the race Gerald Kuchling, Andrew Burbidge, Manda Page and Craig Olejnik 24: Twenty-five years of helmeted honeyeater conservation: a government-community partnership poised for recovery success Dan Harley, Peter Menkhorst, Bruce Quin, Robert Anderson, Sue Tardif, Karina Cartwright, Neil Murray and Merryn Kelly 25: Bringing back Warru: return of the black-footed rock-wallaby to the APY Lands John Read, Peter Copley, Matt Ward, Ethan Dagg, Liberty Olds, David Taggart and Rebecca West 26: Recovery of the mainland subspecies of eastern barred bandicoot Richard Hill, Amy Coetsee (nee Winnard) and Duncan Sutherland 27: Arid Recovery; a successful conservation partnership Katherine E. Moseby, Peter Copley, David C. Paton and John L. Read 28: Effective conservation of critical weight range mammals: reintroduction projects of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy John Kanowski, David Roshier, Michael Smith and Atticus Fleming 29: The contribution of captive-breeding in zoos to the conservation of Australia's threatened fauna Dan Harley, Peter R. Mawson, Liberty Olds, Michael McFadden and Carolyn Hogg 30: Mobilising resources for the recovery of Threatened Species Samantha Vine, Linda Bell and Allan Williams 31: Reporting on success in threatened species conservation: the national policy context Peter Latch 32: More than hope alone: factors influencing the successful recovery of threatened species in Australia Stephen T. Garnett, Peter Latch, David B. Lindenmayer, David J. Pannell and John C.Z Woinarski Index
Professor Stephen Garnett (Charles Darwin University) is an authority on the conservation of threatened birds.Peter Latch (Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy) has many years of experience within government protected area management, biodiversity planning and threatened species conservation agencies, and currently facilitates national recovery planning efforts for many Australian threatened species.Professor David Lindenmayer (The Australian National University) has undertaken extensive research and monitoring, and helped shaped management, to conserve many components of Australian biodiversity, including for some of Australia's most threatened animal species.Professor John Woinarski (Charles Darwin University), has had long involvement in research, management and policy development for Australian biodiversity, with particular interest in the conservation of threatened species.
