DEC | NSW threatened species - Herbivory and environmental degradation caused by feral deer

A total of 11 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
Develop and implement community-based education and management program.	Medium
Threat abatement strategy: Develop and implement protocols and guidelines
Implement best practice guidelines for deer management in Royal National Park.	High
Threat abatement strategy: Establish management agreements with public authorities CMAs and land managers/owners
Develop and implement community-based education and management program; develop agreement between land managers and the Game Council.	Medium
Threat abatement strategy: Measure response to control
Measure deer and vegetation response to management programs eg. Deer Plan for Royal NP.	High
Threat abatement strategy: Prepare Statement of Intent
Prepare statement of intent explaining how feral deer will be managed by 2007.	Low
Threat abatement strategy: Prioritise control actions
Prioritise deer control based on social and biodiversity impacts.	High
Threat abatement strategy: Research
Explore options for deer management across land tenures.	High
Establish monitoring programs examining deer impact on biodiversity as a function of deer density.	Medium
Threat abatement strategy: Review and amend or adopt existing legislation and policies
Develop specific legislation for deer management.	High
Threat abatement strategy: Review evidence of impacts
Identify biodiversity at risk from herbivory and environmental degradation caused by the feral deer.	High
Threat abatement strategy: Survey/Mapping and Habitat assessment
Survey distribution and abundance of deer.	High
Threat abatement strategy: Undertake control actions
Continue control program at Royal NP and other priority areas; manage new populations.	Medium

Herbivory and environmental degradation caused by feral deer - Priority actions