Conservation Efforts
A national recovery plan for the Golden Bandicoot and the Golden-backed Tree Rat (Mesembriomys macrurus ) was established in 2003 for a 5 year period between 2004-2009 with 3 management priorities summarized as follows:
- Form management arrangements between agencies, land managers, and land owners
- Form a multiple species recovery team to attack the issue of multiple species decline in northern Australia
- Monitor population trends
- Translocate Golden Bandicoots from Marchinbar Island to two other islands and follow up on said populations
- Identify the key components that affect critical weight range of tropical savannah mammals
- Develop educational materials to effectively communicate to stakeholders
- Inform and involve the community in recovery process
Both the Parks and Wildlife Service and the Gumurr Marthakal Rangers are involved in a collaborative program to monitor existing populations, search for new populations, and look for opportunities to translocate specimen.
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