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Project
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Securing a future for the Dibbler; Implementation of the Dibbler Recovery
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Delivery Organisation
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Department of Environment and Conservation
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The dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis) is a small marsupial that has survived only in the Fitzgerald River National Park (FRNP) and on islands off Jurien Bay. This is a huge reduction from its historical range, which included the Moore River area, the Swan Coastal Plain, the Kojonup district and along the coast from Albany to Jerdacuttup.
The Dibbler Recovery Plan 2003-2012 laid out a plan of action to increase the security of the dibbler that included protecting, monitoring and increasing knowledge about existing populations, as well as surveying, captive breeding and reintroduction. Previous recovery actions, undertaken through collaboration between government, universities and community groups, have involved surveys for unknown populations, captive breeding and the subsequent establishment of two (2) new populations, on Escape Island and in Peniup Reserve near Jerramungup. The first release in a reintroduction to the Stirling Range National Park (SRNP) was carried out in 2004. Population numbers in the FRNP have increased since the introduction of fox control by regular baiting.
The project extended this program and resulted in improved coordination of the recovery work in the South Coast and the Northern Agricultural Regions of Western Australia. A project officer was employed to work with agencies and local communities with a focus on increasing community ownership and participation in dibbler recovery.
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