Draft national recovery plan for the grey-headed flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW, 2009
ISBN 978 1 74122 819 9
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Summary
This document constitutes the draft national recovery plan for the grey-headed flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus. It considers the conservation requirements of the species throughout its range, sets objectives for recovery and identifies actions to be undertaken to reverse decline and ensure long-term viability.
The grey-headed flying-fox is listed as Vulnerable under both the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and the New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. The species is listed as threatened under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988, and its threatened status is under consideration in Queensland.
The primary threats affecting the species are loss and degradation of foraging and roosting habitat, deliberate destruction associated with commercial horticulture and competition for resources from the black flying-fox, Pteropus alecto.
Open for public comment
You are invited to comment on this draft recovery plan in accordance with the provisions of section 275 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
The public comment period closes 4 January 2010.
If you wish to comment on a draft recovery plan, please send your comments, quoting the title of the plan, to:
Email: recoveryplans@environment.gov.au
Mail:
Director
Recovery, Planning and Implementation Section
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Fax: 02 6274 1921
Draft recovery plans are available in hard copy from the Department's Community Information Unit
- Email: ciu@environment.gov.au
- Freecall: 1800 803 772
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