Night Parrot Current Initiatives Stephen van Leeuwen Program Leader, Biogeography Partnership Manager, Science Division Department of Parks and Wildlife

Existing Program

Potential Research Program OBJECTIVE A Research Plan that has several objectives: To document and guide the implementation of priority future actions for the conservation and management of the Night Parrot in Australia. To justify funding allocations for the priority research and monitoring actions. To guide future controlling provisions and potential research offset decisions in Australia. To inform the revision and/or development of Recovery Plans. Project 1 – Grey Literature Review & Knowledge Synthesis Project 2 – Development of Survey & Monitoring Guidelines Project 3 – Strategic Targeted Survey of BOO Localities Project 4 – Implementation of Monitoring Program Project 5 – Demographic & Ecological Studies

Opportunities to support research Fortescue Metal Group – Pilbara Iron Ore & Infrastructure Project: Cloud Break (No Beneficiation), (Ministerial Statement 721 – EPA Bulletin 1216) (2006) Provide funding to commence research programs into the Night Parrot (surveys only until techniques and adequate population found to enable studies, then research) Fortescue Metal Group - Cloudbreak Mine Expansion, Pilbara (EPBC No. 2010/5696) Night Parrot Research Plan ($1M implementation budget) Understanding ecology/biology Investigate and develop a repeatable survey methodology Conduct or fund comprehensive targeted surveys for the Night Parrot at three confirmed sites

for generously sponsoring the Thanks to the FORTESCUE METAL GROUP for generously sponsoring the NIGHT PARROT workshop

Thursday 10 October – Bilby OTHER WORKSHOPS Thursday 10 October – Bilby 10 December - Olive Python (Sponsor required) 11 December – Mulgara (TBC) (Sponsor required) February 2014 – Hamersley Peppercress - Lepidium catapycnon (TBC) February 2014 – Ferals predator interactions in the Pilbara (TBC) March 2014 – Ghost bat (TBC) April 2014 – Lerista nevinae (TBC)

Thanks Rebecca Craig Participants Presenters Catering Veronica & DSEWPaC team Allan Burbidge - DPaW Rebecca Craig

for generously sponsoring the Thanks to the FORTESCUE METAL GROUP for generously sponsoring the NIGHT PARROT workshop