Iconic species are those in which the community places a high value and has particular expectations for their conservation. By creating a separate management stream for iconic species, actions to secure these species can be highlighted and the proportion of NSW Government investment in iconic threatened species conservation can be made transparent. The objective for Iconic species is, ‘To secure the species in the wild in NSW for 100 years.’
Criteria for inclusion in the iconic stream are:
The species is highly regarded by the community. High regard is demonstrated by current and historical community interest and engagement in conservation of the species.
The species has special significance to local and/or indigenous communities.
A strategy for determining the final allocation to the Iconic stream has yet to be developed, however, a provisional list has been allocated based on internal consultation and four species have been selected for funding in 2012/13.
For the next three years, management of iconic will be guided by existing recovery plans. Actions, costs and timeframes from these recovery plans are being made more specific in line with site-managed species projects. In 2014, species projects for iconic species will be redeveloped along the same lines as species projects for site-managed species.
(4) Data-deficient species
Data-deficient species are those for which there is insufficient knowledge available on the ecology, distribution and/or management requirements to enable a site-managed species project to be developed. The objective for Data-deficient species is, ‘to address key knowledge gaps so they can be transferred to an alternative stream for management to ensure their security’.
Criteria for inclusion in the Data-deficient stream are:
There is insufficient information available on their distribution, ecology or threats facing them to enable them to be assigned to another stream.
The species is listed as Presumed Extinct under the TSC Act (1995) and/or has not been sighted in the wild for a large period of time.
How will data-deficient species be managed?
A species action statement that summarises key knowledge gaps for each Data-deficient species will be prepared and displayed on the OEH website. Researchers from organisations such as OEH, CSIRO and universities can contribute to addressing these gaps via targeted research projects. When the knowledge gap for a species has been addressed, the species will be moved to another stream, generally the site-managed species stream. If the species is moved to this stream, an expert panel will be convened for it and a species project developed.
If ‘presumed extinct’ species are rediscovered, key knowledge gaps will be identified and addressed so the species can be effectively managed. In some cases, ‘emergency actions’ may be required (see below) to prevent the loss of the species from NSW.
(5) Partnership species
Partnership species are those that have less than 10 per cent of their population/distribution occurring within NSW. The future security of these species is contingent on management that is occurring outside of NSW; therefore alternative jurisdictions are better placed to lead the recovery of these species. The objective for Partnership species is, ‘To secure important populations of the species occurring in NSW and to contribute to Commonwealth or other State and Territory’s recovery programs’.
Criteria for inclusion in the Partnership stream are:
The species has less than 10 per cent of its Australian population/distribution occurring in NSW.
The NSW Government is committed to developing management actions for key populations that occur in NSW (i.e. important to the security of the species in Australia), as well as actively participating in cross-jurisdictional recovery programs.
(6) Keep watch species
Keep watch species have been deemed to require no immediate intervention to ensure their long-term security in NSW; either because they are naturally rare and have few critical threats, they are well represented in conservation areas with few critical threats, or are known to be more abundant than was assumed when they were assessed for listing on the TSC Act (1995).
Criteria for inclusion in the Keep Watch stream are:
The species is predicted to have a >95 per cent probability of having a viable population in NSW in 100 years without any conservation management at this time.
How will ‘keep watch’ species be managed?
Keep Watch species will be a lower priority for investment in management, as there is unlikely to be significant benefit. However, OEH will have the capacity to collect information on new threats or changes to the abundance and distribution of these species if/when data become available. All available information on each species will be examined during a three-yearly program review.
Whenever evidence is presented that indicates a decline in the population or an intensification of threats, these species will immediately be re-allocated to the site-managed stream. Appropriate species will be recommended to the NSW Scientific Committee as potential candidates for removal from the TSC Act (1995).
Annex E
Listed threatened species in RFA regions7 and within the NSW Threatened Species Program management streams Listed threatened species in the North East RFA Region
Scientific Name
|
Common Name
|
Taxa group
|
TSC Act8
|
Management Stream
|
Comments
|
Acacia baueri baueri
|
Tiny Wattle
|
Shrub
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
not listed under TSC Act
|
Acacia bynoeana
|
Bynoe's Wattle
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Data Deficient
|
|
Acacia courtii
|
North Brother Wattle
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Acacia macnuttiana
|
MacNutt's Wattle
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Acacia pubifolia
|
Velvet Wattle
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Acacia pycnostachya
|
Bolivia Wattle
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Data deficient
|
|
Acacia ruppii
|
Rupp's Wattle
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Acronychia littoralis
|
Scented Acronychia
|
Tree
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Allocasuarina defungens
|
Dwarf Heath Casuarina
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Allocasuarina simulans
|
Nabiac Casuarina
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Almaleea cambagei
|
Torrington Pea
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Data deficient
|
|
Amyema plicatula
|
|
Vine
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Angophora robur
|
Sandstone Rough-barked Apple
|
Tree
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Anthochaera phrygia
|
Regent Honeyeater
|
Bird
|
CE
|
Site-managed
|
|
Arthraxon hispidus
|
Hairy Jointgrass
|
Grass
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Asperula asthenes
|
Trailing Woodruff
|
Forb
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Baloghia marmorata
|
Jointed Baloghia
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Bertya ingramii
|
Narrow-leaved Bertya
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Data deficient
|
|
Boronia granitica
|
Granite Boronia
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Bosistoa selwynii
|
Yellow Satinheart
|
Tree
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
not distinct from B. transversa
|
Bosistoa transversa
|
Yellow Satinheart
|
Tree
|
V
|
Partnership
|
|
Bothriochloa biloba
|
Lobed Blue-grass
|
Grass
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
removed from TSC Act
|
Bulbophyllum globuliforme
|
Hoop Pine Orchid
|
Orchid
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Burhinus grallarius
|
Bush Stone-curlew
|
Bird
|
E
|
Landscape species
|
|
Cadellia pentastylis
|
Ooline
|
Tree
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Callitris oblonga
|
Pygmy Cypress Pine
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Caretta caretta
|
Loggerhead Turtle
|
Reptile
|
E
|
Landscape species
|
|
Chelonia mydas
|
Green Turtle
|
Reptile
|
V
|
Landscape species
|
|
Clematis fawcettii
|
Northern Clematis
|
Vine
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Corchorus cunninghamii
|
Native Jute
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Corokia whiteana
|
Corokia
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Cryptocarya foetida
|
Stinking Cryptocarya
|
Tree
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni
|
Double-eyed Fig-parrot / Coxen's fig-parrot
|
Bird
|
CE
|
Landscape species
|
|
Cynanchum elegans
|
White-flowered Wax Plant
|
Vine
|
E
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Dasyornis brachypterus
|
Eastern Bristlebird
|
Bird
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Dasyurus viverrinus
|
Eastern Quoll
|
Mammal
|
E
|
Data Deficient
|
|
Davidsonia jerseyana
|
Davidsons Plum
|
Tree
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Davidsonia johnsonii
|
Smooth Davidsonia
|
Tree
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Dermochelys coriacea
|
Leatherback Turtle
|
Reptile
|
V
|
Landscape species
|
|
Desmodium acanthocladum
|
Thorny Pea
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Dichanthium setosum
|
Bluegrass
|
Grass
|
V
|
Data deficient
|
|
Dichelachne parva
|
|
Grass
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
not listed under TSC Act
|
Digitaria porrecta
|
Finger Panic Grass
|
Grass
|
E
|
Data Deficient
|
|
Diomedea exulans
|
Wandering Albatross
|
Bird
|
E
|
Landscape species
|
|
Diospyros mabacea
|
Red-fruited Ebony
|
Tree
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Diploglottis campbellii
|
Small-leaved Tamarind
|
Tree
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Diuris pedunculata
|
Small Snake Orchid
|
Orchid
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Diuris venosa
|
Veined Doubletail
|
Orchid
|
V
|
Data deficient
|
|
Elaeocarpus sedentarius
|
Minyon Quandong
|
Tree
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Elaeocarpus williamsianus
|
Hairy Quandong
|
Tree
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Emydura signata
|
Brisbane River Turtle
|
Reptile
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
removed from TSC Act
|
Endiandra floydii
|
Crystal Creek Walnut
|
Tree
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Endiandra hayesii
|
Rusty Rose Walnut
|
Tree
|
V
|
Data Deficient
|
|
Eriocaulon australasicum
|
Austral Pipewort
|
Forb
|
E
|
Partnership
|
|
Eriostemon ericifolius
|
Philotheca Ericifolia
|
Shrub
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
removed from TSC Act
|
Erythrotriorchis radiatus
|
Red Goshawk
|
Bird
|
CE
|
Landscape species
|
|
Eubalaena australis
|
Southern Right Whale
|
Marine Mammals
|
V
|
Partnership
|
|
Eucalyptus caleyi subsp. ovendenii
|
Ovenden's Ironbark
|
Tree
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Eucalyptus camfieldii
|
Camfield's Stringybark
|
Tree
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Eucalyptus glaucina
|
Slaty Red Gum
|
Tree
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Eucalyptus infera
|
Durikai Mallee
|
Tree
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
not listed under TSC Act
|
Eucalyptus mckieana
|
McKie's Stringybark
|
Tree
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Eucalyptus nicholii
|
Narrow-leaved Black Peppermint
|
Tree
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Eucalyptus pachycalyx subsp. Banyabba
|
Banyabba Shiny-barked Gum
|
Tree
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Eucalyptus parramattensis subsp. decadens
|
|
Tree
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Eucalyptus pumila
|
Pokolbin Mallee
|
Tree
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Eucalyptus scoparia
|
Wallangarra White Gum
|
Tree
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Eucalyptus tetrapleura
|
Square-fruited Ironbark
|
Tree
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Euphrasia bella
|
Pretty Eyebright
|
Forb
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Euphrasia collina subsp. Muelleri
|
Mueller's Eyebright
|
Forb
|
E
|
Data deficient
|
|
Floydia praealta
|
Ball Nut
|
Tree
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Fontainea australis
|
Southern Fontainea
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Fontainea oraria
|
Coastal Fontainea
|
Shrub
|
CE
|
Site-managed
|
|
Gentiana wissmannii
|
New England Gentian
|
Forb
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Gingidia montana
|
Mountain Angelica
|
Forb
|
E
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Gossia fragrantissima
|
Sweet Myrtle
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Grevillea beadleana
|
Beadle's Grevillea
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Grevillea guthrieana
|
Guthrie's Grevillea
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Grevillea masonii
|
Mason's Grevillea
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Grevillea mollis
|
Soft Grevillea
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Grevillea obtusiflora
|
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Grevillea shiressii
|
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Hakea dohertyi
|
Kowmung Hakea
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Hakea pulvinifera
|
Lake Keepit Hakea
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Haloragis exalata subsp. velutina
|
Tall Velvet Sea-berry
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia
|
Red Boppel Nut
|
Tree
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Homoranthus darwinioides
|
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Hoplocephalus bungaroides
|
Broad-headed Snake
|
Reptile
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Hydrocharis dubia
|
Frogbit
|
Forb
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
not listed under TSC Act
|
Isoglossa eranthemoides
|
Isoglossa
|
Forb
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Kennedia retrorsa
|
|
Forb
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Kunzea rupestris
|
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Lasiopetalum longistamineum
|
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Lathamus discolor
|
Swift Parrot
|
Bird
|
E
|
Landscape species
|
|
Lepidium hyssopifolium
|
Aromatic Peppercress
|
Forb
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Leucopogon confertus
|
Torrington Beard-heath
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Data Deficient
|
|
Litoria aurea
|
Green and Golden Bell Frog
|
Amphibian
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Litoria booroolongensis
|
Booroolong Frog
|
Amphibian
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Litoria castanea
|
Yellow-spotted Bell Frog
|
Amphibian
|
CE
|
Site-managed
|
|
Litoria piperata
|
Peppered Frog
|
Amphibian
|
CE
|
Data deficient
|
|
Macadamia tetraphylla
|
Rough-shelled Bush Nut
|
Tree
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Macrozamia occidua
|
|
Fern/Cycad
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
not listed under TSC Act
|
Melichrus hirsutus
|
Hairy Melichrus
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Mixophyes balbus
|
Stuttering Frog
|
Amphibian
|
E
|
Landscape Species
|
|
Mixophyes fleayi
|
Fleay’s Barred Frog
|
Amphibian
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Mixophyes iteratus
|
Giant Barred Frog
|
Amphibian
|
E
|
Landscape species
|
|
Myrsine richmondensis
|
Ripple-leaf Muttonwood
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Neoastelia spectabilis
|
Silver Sword Lily
|
Forb
|
V
|
Data Deficient
|
|
Ochrosia moorei
|
Southern Ochrosia
|
Tree
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Olearia cordata
|
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Olearia flocktoniae
|
Dorrigo Daisy Bush
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Owenia cepiodora
|
Onion Cedar
|
Tree
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Parsonsia dorrigoensis
|
Milky Silkpod
|
Vine
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Persoonia acerosa
|
Needle Geebung
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Petalura gigantea
|
Giant Dragonfly
|
Invertebrate
|
E
|
Landscape species
|
|
Petrogale penicillata
|
Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby
|
Mammal
|
E
|
Iconic
|
|
Phaius australis
|
Swamp Lily
|
Orchid
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Phaius tankervilliae
|
Nun's Orchid
|
Orchid
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
not listed under TSC Act
|
Phebalium elatius beckleri
|
Tall Phebalium
|
Shrub
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
not listed under TSC Act
|
Pimelea venosa
|
Bolivia Hill Pimelea
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Data Deficient
|
|
Plectranthus nitidus
|
Nightcap Plectranthus
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Poephila cincta cincta
|
Black-throated Finch
|
Bird
|
E
|
Partnership
|
|
Pomaderris brunnea
|
Brown Pomaderris
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Prostanthera askania
|
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Prostanthera cineolifera
|
Singleton Mint Bush
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Data Deficient
|
|
Prostanthera densa
|
Villous Mint-bush
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Prostanthera junonis
|
Somersby Mintbush
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Pseudomys oralis
|
Hastings River Mouse
|
Mammal
|
E
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera
|
Gould’s Petrel
|
Bird
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Pultenaea campbellii
|
New England Bush-pea
|
Shrub
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
removed from TSC Act
|
Pultenaea stuartiana
|
|
Shrub
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
removed from TSC Act
|
Quassia sp. Mooney Creek
|
Moonee Quassia
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Randia moorei
|
Spiny Gardenia
|
Tree
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Rutidosis heterogama
|
Heath Wrinklewort
|
Forb
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Rytidosperma pumilum
|
Feldmark Grass
|
Grass
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii
|
Ravine Orchid
|
Orchid
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Sophora fraseri
|
Brush Sophora
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Sternula albifrons
|
Little Tern
|
Bird
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Symplocos baeuerlenii
|
Small-leaved Hazelwood
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Syzygium hodgkinsoniae
|
Red Lilly Pilly
|
Tree
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Syzygium moorei
|
Durobby
|
Tree
|
V
|
Landscape species
|
|
Syzygium paniculatum
|
Magenta Lilly Pilly
|
Tree
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Tasmannia glaucifolia
|
Fragrant Pepperbush
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Tasmannia purpurascens
|
Broad-leaved Pepperbush
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Tetratheca glandulosa
|
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Tetratheca juncea
|
Black-eyed Susan
|
Shrub
|
V
|
Data Deficient
|
|
Thersites mitchellae
|
Mitchell's Rainforest Snail
|
Invertebrate
|
E
|
Landscape species
|
|
Thesium australe
|
Austral Toadflax
|
Forb
|
V
|
Keep Watch
|
|
Tinospora tinosporoides
|
Arrow-head Vine
|
Vine
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Turnix melanogaster
|
Black-breasted Button-quail
|
Bird
|
CE
|
Partnership
|
|
Turnix melanogaster
|
Black-breasted Button-quail
|
Bird
|
CE
|
Partnership
|
|
Tylophora woollsii
|
Cryptic Forest Twiner
|
Vine
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Uromyrtus australis
|
Peach Myrtle
|
Tree
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Velleia perfoliata
|
|
Forb
|
V
|
Site-managed
|
|
Xerothamnella parvifolia
|
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
|
Zieria lasiocaulis
|
Willi Willi Zieria
|
Shrub
|
E
|
Site-managed
|
| |