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

2. Existing Program

3. 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

4. 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

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

7. 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)

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

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