Recovering Australian Threatened Species

Author : Stephen Garnett,John Woinarski,David Lindenmayer,Peter Latch
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781486307425

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Recovering Australian Threatened Species by Stephen Garnett,John Woinarski,David Lindenmayer,Peter Latch Pdf

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.

Author : Stephen Garnett,John Woinarski,David Lindenmayer,Peter Latch
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781486307432

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Recovering Australian Threatened Species by Stephen Garnett,John Woinarski,David Lindenmayer,Peter Latch Pdf

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.

Author : Stephen Garnett,Peter Latch,David Lindenmayer,John Woinarski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1486307418

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Recovering Australian Threatened Species by Stephen Garnett,Peter Latch,David Lindenmayer,John Woinarski Pdf

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 Speciesshowcases 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, showing that with dedication, knowledge and support, we can retain and restore our marvelous natural heritage, and gift to our descendants a world that is as diverse, healthy and beautiful as that which we have inherited.

Author : Sarah Legge,Natasha Robinson,David Lindenmayer,Benjamin Scheele,Darren Southwell,Brendan Wintle
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781486307722

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Monitoring Threatened Species and Ecological Communities by Sarah Legge,Natasha Robinson,David Lindenmayer,Benjamin Scheele,Darren Southwell,Brendan Wintle Pdf

Monitoring is integral to all aspects of policy and management for threatened biodiversity. It is fundamental to assessing the conservation status and trends of listed species and ecological communities. Monitoring data can be used to diagnose the causes of decline, to measure management effectiveness and to report on investment. It is also a valuable public engagement tool. Yet in Australia, monitoring threatened biodiversity is not always optimally managed. Monitoring Threatened Species and Ecological Communities aims to improve the standard of monitoring for Australia's threatened biodiversity. It gathers insights from some of the most experienced managers and scientists involved with monitoring programs for threatened species and ecological communities in Australia, and evaluates current monitoring programs, establishing a baseline against which the quality of future monitoring activity can be managed. Case studies provide examples of practical pathways to improve the quality of biodiversity monitoring, and guidelines to improve future programs are proposed. This book will benefit scientists, conservation managers, policy makers and those with an interest in threatened species monitoring and management.

Author : Lee K. Curtis
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780643096141

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Queensland's Threatened Animals by Lee K. Curtis Pdf

Queensland is home to 70% of Australia's native mammals (226 species), over 70% of native birds (630 species), just over half of the nation's native reptiles (485) and native frogs (127), and more than 11,000 native plant species. Hundreds of these have a threatened status. In order for Queensland to maintain and recover a healthy biodiversity, Australians must address the serious problems faced by their natural environment - habitat loss, inappropriate land management, change in fire regimes, pollution of natural resources, proliferation of invasive species and climate change. This comprehensive and practical guide to Queensland's threatened animals features up-to-date distribution data, photos and maps for most of Queensland's threatened animals. KEY FEATURES * Includes up-to-date distribution data, photos and maps * Includes a comprehensive list of resources, with key state, national and international organizations involved in the recovery of threatened species * Complemented by an open access website that will be updated on a regular basis

Author : Sally Stephens,Stephanie Maxwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Endangered species
ISBN : 0949324698

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Back from the Brink by Sally Stephens,Stephanie Maxwell Pdf

Collection of papers reviewing the response to the dangers facing Australia's native species and ecological communities, based on material presented at a conference held by the Commonwealth Endangered Species Advisory Committee in Sydney in 1995. Discusses priorities for conservation, recovery plan design and implementation, and evaluation of recovery programs. Includes references and index.

Author : Lori D. Patton,Venus E. Evans-Williams,Charlotte E. Jacobs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 1003445446

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Investing in the Educational Success of Black Women and Girls by Lori D. Patton,Venus E. Evans-Williams,Charlotte E. Jacobs Pdf

"The purpose of this book is to illuminate scholarship on Black women and girls throughout the educational pipeline. The contributors--all Black women educators, scholars, and advocates--name the challenges Black women and girls face while pursuing their education as well as offer implications and recommendations for practitioners, policymakers, teachers, and administrators to consider in ensuring the success of Black women and girls"--

Author : Dolly Jorgensen
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780262537810

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Recovering Lost Species in the Modern Age by Dolly Jorgensen Pdf

A groundbreaking study of how emotions motivate attempts to counter species loss. This groundbreaking book brings together environmental history and the history of emotions to examine the motivations behind species conservation actions. In Recovering Lost Species in the Modern Age, Dolly Jørgensen uses the environmental histories of reintroduction, rewilding, and resurrection to view the modern conservation paradigm of the recovery of nature as an emotionally charged practice. Jørgensen argues that the recovery of nature—identifying that something is lost and then going out to find it and bring it back—is a nostalgic practice that looks to a historical past and relies on the concept of belonging to justify future-oriented action. The recovery impulse depends on emotional responses to what is lost, particularly a longing for recovery that manifests itself in such emotions as guilt, hope, fear, and grief. Jørgensen explains why emotional frameworks matter deeply—both for how people understand nature theoretically and how they interact with it physically. The identification of what belongs (the lost nature) and our longing (the emotional attachment to it) in the present will affect how environmental restoration practices are carried out in the future. A sustainable future will depend on questioning how and why belonging and longing factor into the choices we make about what to recover.

Author : Stephen T. Garnett
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 817 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781486311910

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The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020 by Stephen T. Garnett Pdf

The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020 is the most comprehensive review of the status of Australia's avifauna ever attempted. The latest in a series of action plans for Australian birds that have been produced every decade since 1992, it is also the largest. The accounts in this plan have been authored by more than 300 of the most knowledgeable bird experts in the country, and feature far more detail than any of the earlier plans. This volume also includes accounts of over 60 taxa that are no longer considered threatened, mainly thanks to sustained conservation action over many decades. This extensive book covers key themes that have emerged in the last decade, including the increasing impact of climate change as a threatening process, most obviously in Queensland's tropical rainforests where many birds are being pushed up the mountains. However, the effects are also indirect, as happened in the catastrophic fires of 2019/20. Many of the newly listed birds are subspecies confined to Kangaroo Island, where fire destroyed over half the population. But there are good news stories too, especially on islands where there have been spectacular successes with predator control. Such uplifting results demonstrate that when action plans are followed by action on the ground, threatened species can indeed be recovered and threats alleviated.

Author : Carolyn Hogg,Samantha Fox,David Pemberton,Katherine Belov
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781486307197

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Saving the Tasmanian Devil by Carolyn Hogg,Samantha Fox,David Pemberton,Katherine Belov Pdf

The Tasmanian devil is threatened by Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), a transmissible form of cancer that has reduced the population by over 80%. Persecution, extreme climate events, vehicle collision and habitat destruction also put pressure on this endangered species. The recovery effort to save the Tasmanian devil commenced over 15 years ago as a collaborative initiative between the Tasmanian government, the Australian government, the Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia, and many research institutions. Saving the Tasmanian Devil documents the journey taken by partner organisations in discovering what DFTD is, the effect it has on wild devil populations, and the outcomes achieved through research and management actions. Chapters describe all aspects of devil conservation, including the captive devil populations, applied pathology, immunology and genetic research findings, adaptive management, and the importance of advocacy and partnerships. This book will provide management practitioners and conservation scientists with insight into the complexities of undertaking a program of this scale, and will also be of value to researchers, students and others interested in conservation.

Author : Harold Heatwole,Jodi Rowley
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781486308392

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Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians by Harold Heatwole,Jodi Rowley Pdf

Amphibians are among the most threatened groups of animals on earth. In part due to their highly permeable skin, amphibians are highly sensitive to environmental changes and pollution and provide an early-warning system of deteriorating environmental conditions. The more we learn about the impact of environmental changes on amphibians, the better we as humans will be able to arrest their demise, and our own. Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians brings together the current knowledge on the status of the unique frogs of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific. Although geographically proximate, each region presents unique challenges and opportunities in amphibian research and conservation. This book contributes to an understanding of the current conservation status of the amphibians of each region, aims to stimulate research into halting amphibian declines, and provides a better foundation for making conservation decisions. It is an invaluable reference for environmental and governmental agencies, researchers, policy-makers involved with biodiversity conservation, and the interested public.

Author : Andrew Burbidge,John Woinarski,Peter Harrison
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 1053 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780643108745

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The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012 by Andrew Burbidge,John Woinarski,Peter Harrison Pdf

The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012 is the first review to assess the conservation status of all Australian mammals. It complements The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010 (Garnett et al. 2011, CSIRO Publishing), and although the number of Australian mammal taxa is marginally fewer than for birds, the proportion of endemic, extinct and threatened mammal taxa is far greater. These authoritative reviews represent an important foundation for understanding the current status, fate and future of the nature of Australia. This book considers all species and subspecies of Australian mammals, including those of external territories and territorial seas. For all the mammal taxa (about 300 species and subspecies) considered Extinct, Threatened, Near Threatened or Data Deficient, the size and trend of their population is presented along with information on geographic range and trend, and relevant biological and ecological data. The book also presents the current conservation status of each taxon under Australian legislation, what additional information is needed for managers, and the required management actions. Recovery plans, where they exist, are evaluated. The voluntary participation of more than 200 mammal experts has ensured that the conservation status and information are as accurate as possible, and allowed considerable unpublished data to be included. All accounts include maps based on the latest data from Australian state and territory agencies, from published scientific literature and other sources. The Action Plan concludes that 29 Australian mammal species have become extinct and 63 species are threatened and require urgent conservation action. However, it also shows that, where guided by sound knowledge, management capability and resourcing, and longer-term commitment, there have been some notable conservation success stories, and the conservation status of some species has greatly improved over the past few decades. The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012 makes a major contribution to the conservation of a wonderful legacy that is a significant part of Australia’s heritage. For such a legacy to endure, our society must be more aware of and empathetic with our distinctively Australian environment, and particularly its marvellous mammal fauna; relevant information must be readily accessible; environmental policy and law must be based on sound evidence; those with responsibility for environmental management must be aware of what priority actions they should take; the urgency for action (and consequences of inaction) must be clear; and the opportunity for hope and success must be recognised. It is in this spirit that this account is offered.

Author : Lee K Curtis
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643104570

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Queensland's Threatened Animals by Lee K Curtis Pdf

Queensland is home to 70% of Australia’s native mammals (226 species), over 70% of native birds (630 species), just over half of the nation’s native reptiles (485) and native frogs (127), and more than 11 000 native plant species. Hundreds of these have a threatened status in Queensland. In order for Queensland to maintain and recover a healthy biodiversity we must address the serious problems faced by our natural environment – habitat loss, inappropriate land management, change in fire regimes, pollution of natural resources, proliferation of invasive species and climate change. This book features up-to-date distribution data, photos and maps for most of Queensland’s threatened animals. It also includes a comprehensive list of resources, with key state, national and international organisations involved in the recovery and management of threatened species. Queensland's Threatened Animals will provide vital information to scientists, educators, business entities, government agencies, students, community groups, environmental NGOs, regional NRMs and potential volunteers.

Author : P. A. Hutchings,Daniel Lunney,Chris R. Dickman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015061867472

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Threatened Species Legislation by P. A. Hutchings,Daniel Lunney,Chris R. Dickman Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Endangered plants
ISBN : 0975219138

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Guidelines for the Translocation of Threatened Plants in Australia by Anonim Pdf

The main objective of these guidelines is to demonstrate the degree of difficulty involved in translocations and to minimise inappropriate occurrence; highlight the expensiveness of the process; to help in correct decision-making; provide guidance for successful outcomes; to encourage better communication with interested parties.