DEC | NSW threatened species - Loss and/or degradation of sites used for hill-topping by butterflies

A total of 7 threat abatement strategies have been identified to help tackle this key threatening process. Each of these strategies has a number of priority actions within it. The table below shows these strategies and priority actions. You can also see details of the broad geographic regions each priority action applies to in New South Wales.

For more general information about this key threatening process, see a detailed threat profile.

Description of priority action	Priority
Threat abatement strategy: Community and land-holder liaison/ awareness and/or education
Prepare and implement an education and community awareness publicity campaign to increase knowledge on the impacts of loss and/or degradation of butterfly hill-topping sites.	High
Threat abatement strategy: Develop and implement protocols and guidelines
Develop habitat identification, management and enhancement guidelines.	Medium
Prepare guidelines to assist environmental impact assessment of potential butterfly hill-topping sites.	Medium
Threat abatement strategy: Establish management agreements with public authorities CMAs and land managers/owners
Seek secure protection of key hill-topping sites.	High
Threat abatement strategy: Habitat management: Site Protection (eg Fencing/Signage)
Erect interpretive signage at key hill-topping sites.	Low
Threat abatement strategy: Habitat Rehabilitation/Restoration and/or Regeneration
Restore and manage degraded habitat in key hill-topping areas.	High
Threat abatement strategy: Prepare Statement of Intent
Prepare a statement of intent by 2007.	High
Threat abatement strategy: Survey/Mapping and Habitat assessment
Conduct targeted surveys and identify priority sites used by hill-topping butterflies.	High
Work with lepidopterist interest groups to undertake a community survey to identify butterfly hill-topping sites.	High

Loss and/or degradation of sites used for hill-topping by butterflies - Priority actions