Department of the Environment
Commonwealth of Australia
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Notice under Section 275 and Section 290
CALL FOR COMMENT
The Department of the Environment is calling for comment on the:
- Draft recovery plan for the Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens Ecological Community (2014)
- Draft recovery plan for White-bellied and Orange-bellied Frogs (Geocrinia alba and Geocrinia vitellina) (WA 2014)
- Draft Wildlife Conservation Plan for Migratory Shorebirds (2014)
The draft recovery plans set out the research and management actions necessary to stop the decline, and support the recovery, of the relevant listed ecological community and threatened species. The draft wildlife conservation plan describes management, research and other actions to support the survival of 37 migratory shorebird species in Australia.
The Australian Government has made the draft recovery plans available at: www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/recovery-comment.html
The Australian Government has made the draft wildlife conservation plan available at:
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/migratory-species
Comments must be received by Wednesday, 3 December 2014 and should be sent to:
Postal address:
Protected Species and Communities Branch
Wildlife, Heritage and Marine Division Department of the Environment
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Email: recoveryplans@environment.gov.au
For further information please contact the Department’s Community Information Unit on 1800 803 772.