Project Description
Hank and Sue Bower describe a unique assisted regeneration project that is aiming for complete eradication of vertebrate and weed species due to the isolation of Lord Howe Island. The World Heritage status and legal framework provides for unhindered access to all terrain across the island, enabling all pest populations to be targeted thanks to a strong community engagement, effective communication and whole of island monitoring.
| Topic | Mins: seconds |
|---|---|
| Opening Title | 00:00 |
| Background and location | 0:20 |
| Settlement impacts | 1:10 |
| Extinctions | 2:05 |
| Flora assemblage | 2:33 |
| Pest animals | 2:50 |
| The Goal | 3:20 |
| The Community | 4:00 |
| Restoration priorities- planning and legal framework | 4:15 |
| Achievements | 5:00 |
| Pest animal eradication program | 5:50 |
| Monitoring and treatment – African Big-headed Ant, Rodent eradication | 6:45 |
| Community engagement | 7:25 |
| Pathogens- Phytophora | 8:10 |
| Revegetation | 9:10 |
| EEC | 9:20 |
| Reintroduction- ecologically equivalent species | 9:30 |
| Weed Eradication program- all tenure approach | 10:20 |
| Weed eradication targets | 12:05 |
| Monitoring and mapping methodology | 13:50 |
| Systematic grid search | 14:10 |
| Monitoring techniques | 15:05 |
| Weed treatment techniques | 15:44 |
| Exotic species- Cherry Guava, Asparagus aethiopicus | 16:50 |
| Monitoring Weed density and distribution mapping | 17:55 |
| Program results | 20:00 |
| Achievements | 20:30 |
| Outcomes and Investment to date | 21:45 |
| Volunteers and partners | 22:35 |
| Future Challenges- alignment | 23:00 |
| Strategy Update | 24:15 |
| Communication | 24:25 |
| Community engagement | 24:35 |
| Thanks to partners | 25:15 |
| Credits | 25:25 |
Read More – Links
- Lord Howe Island Stick Insect
- The Lord Howe Island Biodiversity Management Plan: An integrated approach to recovery planning
- The recovery programme for the Lord Howe Island Phasmid (Dryococelus australis) following its rediscovery
- Lord Howe Island Board- Publications and Plans
- DECC 2008 Lord Howe Island Biodiversity management plan
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