Annual reports

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Annual Report 2009-10

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2010
ISSN 1441-9335

Operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (continued)

Appendix D - Key threatening processes and threat abatement plans

Key threatening process Date of
effect		 Threat
abatement
plan required?		 Approved
threat
abatement plan
Competition and land degradation by rabbits 16 July 2000 Yes 2008
Competition and land degradation by unmanaged goats 16 July 2000 Yes 2008
Dieback caused by the root-rot fungus (Phytophthora cinnamomi) 16 July 2000 Yes 2001
Incidental catch (or bycatch) of seabirds during oceanic longline fishing operations 16 July 2000 Yes 2006
Predation by European red fox 16 July 2000 Yes 2008
Predation by feral cats 16 July 2000 Yes 2008
Incidental catch (bycatch) of Sea Turtles during coastal otter-trawling operations within Australian waters north of 28 degrees South 4 April 2001 No
Land clearance 4 April 2001 No
Loss of terrestrial climatic habitat caused by anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases 4 April 2001 No
Psittacine Circoviral (beak and feather) Disease affecting endangered psittacine species 4 April 2001 Yes 2005
Predation, Habitat Degradation, Competition and Disease Transmission by Feral Pigs 6 August 2001 Yes 2005
Infection of amphibians with chytrid fungus resulting in chytridiomycosis 23 July 2002 Yes 2006
The reduction in the biodiversity of Australian native fauna and flora due to the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (fire ant) 2 April 2003 No# (2006)
Injury and fatality to vertebrate marine life caused by ingestion of, or entanglement in, harmful marine debris 13 August 03 Yes 2009
Loss of biodiversity and ecosystem integrity following invasion by the Yellow Crazy Ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean 12 April 2005 No# (2006)
The biological effects, including lethal toxic ingestion, caused by Cane Toads (Bufo marinus) 12 April 2005 Yes In development
Predation by exotic rats on Australian offshore islands of less than 1,000 square kilometres (100,000 hectares) 29 March 2006 Yes 2009
Invasion of northern Australia by Gamba Grass and other introduced grasses 16 September-09 No
Loss and degradation of native plant and animal habitat by invasion of escaped garden plants, including aquatic plants 8-Jan-10 No

* This threat abatement plan was disallowed in the Senate on 17 November 2009. Until such time as a new or revised plan is made, the 2001 threat abatement plan remains in place.

# Both of these key threatening processes are covered by the 2006 threat abatement plan: 'The impacts of tramp ants on biodiversity in Australia and its territories' and so separate threat abatement plans for each are not required at this time.

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