Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Notice under Section 275
Invitation for public comment on the draft Recovery Plan for the Four Grassland Earless Dragons (Tympanocryptis spp.) of Southeast Australia
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is inviting comment on the draft National Recovery Plan for the Four Grassland Earless Dragons (Tympanocryptis spp.) of Southeast Australia proposed to be made as a recovery plan under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
The plan addresses the following four species:
- Tympanocryptis pinguicolla (Victorian grassland earless dragon) listed as Critically Endangered
- Tympanocryptis mccartneyi (Bathurst grassland earless dragon) listed as Critically Endangered
- Tympanocryptis lineata (Canberra grassland earless dragon) listed as Critically Endangered
- Tympanocryptis osbornei (Monaro grassland earless dragon) listed as Endangered
The draft plan sets out the research and management actions necessary to stop the decline, and support the recovery of these four species.
The Australian Government has made the draft recovery plan available at: http://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/recovery-plans/comment
Comments must be received by Friday 27 October and should be sent to:
Email: recoveryplans@dcceew.gov.au
Postal address:
Protected Species and Communities Branch
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Attention: recoveryplans@dcceew.gov.au
GPO Box 3090
CANBERRA ACT 2601
For information about how the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water will handle any personal information within, or provided in relation to, a submission, please refer to https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/recovery-plans/comment