The legal status of the eastern bristlebird is currently (1998) Endangered in Queensland (Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 1994 of the Nature Conservation Act 1992), Endangered in NSW (Final Determination under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995, gazetted 31 January 1997 ), Endangered in Victoria (Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 as amended (CNR 1995)) and Endangered nationally (Endangered Species Protection Act 1992 as amended 1 June 1998).įire has been a feature of eastern bristlebird habitat in the regions where the species currently occurs. The fragmentation and decline that were probably ongoing for millennia, have apparently been hastened by European settlement. The central populations were contained in two main areas, Barren Grounds-Budderoo and Bherwerre Peninsula, Jervis Bay, with possibly a few small fragments at Morton-Red Rocks. There was one small widely spread southern population at Nadgee-Croajingolong. The 6-9 northern populations were on the brink of regional extinction. They were confined to three disjunct regions. Their range covered 1 400 km from Conondale Range, south-eastern Queensland, to Croajingolong in north-eastern Victoria. It was estimated that there were fewer than 2 000 individuals occupying less than 120 km 2. The biological status of the eastern bristlebird was clear by 1997. The dominant issue of ecotones is explored in relation to bird populations and heath-wood edges. This thesis explores the issues of threatened species status, fire as a threatening process and the significance of bird habitat at ecotones, with a focus on the eastern bristlebird as a case study. Conserving Australia's rich biodiversity should begin with a concern for individual species.
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