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Fauna Surveys in River Redgum State Forests (Red Gum Icon Project)

The Red Gum Icons project is a cross-border campaign run by National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) and the Victorian NPA to secure national parks in the major red gum icon areas along the Murray River. This campaign is supported by established conservation organisations including the Australian Conservation Foundation, Friends of the Earth, The Wilderness Society and by traditional custodian body the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations.

The purpose of the surveys outlined in this application is to improve understanding of the biodiversity values of Red Gum State Forests in NSW and enhance the limited data available to Government agencies charged with mitigating the impact of Red Gum logging on threatened species. Surveys for threatened species are not routinely undertaken before commercial logging in the NSW Red Gum State Forests and the distribution of species and impact of logging are poorly understood. The status and distribution of many species have been considerably reduced through the effect of environmental and human induced threats.

NPA seeks funds to support a third phase of research from December-March 2009. Funding would provide payment for 2 expert ecologists for 6 days in the field concentrating on threatened species, specifically mammals. Volunteers will assist where possible. Findings will be made publicly available via the Atlas of NSW Wildlife. Data collected will support the development of an NPA proposal to establish the Barmah-Millewa and Koondrook-Perricoota Forests as national park.

TCSA involvement will be acknowledged in survey reports, NPA communications and journal articles published about this field work.