DEC | NSW threatened species - Competition and habitat degradation by feral goats

A total of 12 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 a community education program on the environmental impacts of feral goats.	Low
Threat abatement strategy: Develop and implement protocols and guidelines
Develop and implement best practice guidelines for goat management.	Medium
Threat abatement strategy: Establish management agreements with public authorities CMAs and land managers/owners
No detailed action specified at this stage.	Medium
Threat abatement strategy: Measure response to control
Monitor vegetation responses to feral goat control at Yathong Nature Reserve; develop and implement monitoring programs at other priority sites.	High
Threat abatement strategy: Prepare Statement of Intent
Prepare a Statement of Intent for this KTP by 2007.	Low
Threat abatement strategy: Prepare TAP
Prepare a Threat Abatement Plan for this KTP by 2009.	High
Threat abatement strategy: Prioritise control actions
Prioritise control actions based on feral goat impacts.	High
Threat abatement strategy: Research
Develop an index for measuring population densities of goats.	Medium
Threat abatement strategy: Review and amend or adopt existing legislation and policies
Commence discussion between agencies and the goat industry regarding a goat identification system.	Medium
Threat abatement strategy: Review evidence of impacts
Identify biodiversity at risk from feral goats.	High
Threat abatement strategy: Survey/Mapping and Habitat assessment
Survey distribution and abundance of the feral goat; relate to priority biodiversity.	High
Threat abatement strategy: Undertake control actions
Continue existing control programs until the evidence of impacts is reviewed.	High

Competition and habitat degradation by feral goats - Priority actions