Task and resources

Select one of the following organisms (or group of organisms) to investigate and on which to prepare a report. Alternatively you may select one of the other endangered species found in the list of Recovery Plans Adopted under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 from the Department of the Environment and Heritage. Content to consider when constructing your report:

• name of the organism
• description of the organism
• distribution and habitat of the organism
• why the organism is threatened
• what is being done to ensure its survival and biological diversity

Here are some Australian examples of how Article 8 of the Convention for Biological Diversity is being implemented:

1. Wollemi Pine
   • The Wollemi Pine — a very rare discovery - from Royal Botanic Gardens
   • The Wollemi Pine - from Wollemi Pine International Pty Ltd
   • Recovery Plan for the Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis) - from NSW National Parks and Wildlife
2. Great White Shark
   • White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Recovery Plan - from Environment Australia
   • White Sharks—Filling the gaps in our knowledge - from Marine Research, CSIRO
   • White Shark Carcharodon carcharias - from Australian Museum Fish site
3. Marine Turtles
   • Recovery plan for marine turtles in Australia - from Eenvironment Australia
   • Marine Turtles - from Department of the Environment and Heritage
   • Marine turtle conservation - from CRC Reef Research Centre
4. Hairy-nosed Wombats (Northern and Southern)
   • Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) Recovery Plan 1998-2002 - from Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
   • Northern hairy-nosed wombat - from Environment Protection Agency, Queensland
   • Wombats - from NSW National Parks and Wildlife
5. Mahogany glider
   • Mahogany Glider Recovery Plan 2000-2004 - from Department of the Environment and Heritage
   • Mahogany Glider: Petaurus gracilis - from Environment Protection Agency, Queensland
   • Animal Info - Mahogany Glider: Petaurus gracilis (Petaurus norfolcensis gracilis) from Animal Info - Information on Endangered Mammals
6. Dugong
   • Facts about dugongs - from Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
   • Declining dugongs from Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
   • The Dugong (Dugong dugon)Status Reports and Action Plans for Countries and Territories in Its Range - long document, see pages 5 - 13 & 97 - 132
7. Frogs
   • Recovery Plan for Stream Frogs of South-east Queensland 2001-2005 - from Department of the Environment and Heritage
   • Endangered frogs - from Environmenntal Protection Agency, Queensland
   • Yellow-spotted Bell Frog (Litoria castanea) and Peppered Tree Frog (Litoria piperata) Recovery Plan - from National Parks and Wildlife
   • Recovery Plan for the Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) - from the Department of The Environment and Heritage
   • Yellow-spotted Bell Frog (Litoria castanea) and Peppered Frog (Litoria piperata) Recovery Plan - from the Department of The Environment and Heritage
8. Giant Dragonfly
   • Giant dragonfly - endangered species listing - from National Parks and Wildlife
   • Giant Dragonfly (Petalura Gigantea) - from Wingecarribee Wetland Collapse
   • Conservation and Biodiversity of Australian Insects - from Australian Museum
9. Wedge Tailed Eagle
   • Recovery Plan for the Wedge-tailed Eagle 1998-2003 - from the Department of The Environment and Heritage
   • Wedge-tailed Eagle - Aquila audax - from Australian Museum Online
   • Wedge-tailed eagle - from National Parks and Wildlife
10. Bathurst Copper Butterfly
    • The Recovery Plan for the Bathurst Copper Butterfly (Paralucia spinifera) 2001-2006 - from the Department of The Environment and Heritage
    • Bathurst copper butterfly - endangered species listing - from National Parks and Wildlife
    • Conservation Genetics of Paralucia spinifera, the Bathurst copper butterfly - from Entomology, CSIRO
11. Burrowing Crayfish
    • Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus) Recovery Plan 2001-2005 - from the Department of The Environment and Heritage
    • Burrowing Crayfish - from Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment
    • Tasmania’s Freshwater Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus sp.) from Launceston Environment Centre
12. Nielsen Park She Oak
    • Allocasuarina portuensis Recovery Plan - from the Department of The Environment and Heritage
    • Allocasuarina portuensis (a shrub) - endangered species listing - from National Parks and Wildlife
    • Forgotten tree is safe for now - from Sydney Morning Herald
13. Spotted Handfish
    • The Spotted Handfish 1999-2001 Recovery - from the Department of The Environment and Heritage Plan
      
    • Australia's First Endangered Marine Fish (Handfish) - from CSIRO
      
    • The Spotted Handfish – Tasmania’s Next Extinct Species? - from Derwent Estuary Program, Tasmania
      Handfish back from the brink - article published in Ecos, CSIRO
      
    • The Fish That Walks - transcript of an interview for Quantum, ABC
14. Fur Seal and Elephant Seal
    • Sub-antarctic fur seal and southern elephant seal recovery plan - from the Deaprtment of the Environment and Heritage
      
    • Mammals of Tasmania: Seals - from Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania
    • Fur Seals - from Australian Antarctic Division
      
    • Elephant Seals - from Australian Antarctic Division
15. Mallee Fowl
    • National Recovery Plan for Malleefowl - from the Department of the Environment and Heritage
    • Malleefowl Preservation Group
    • Malleefowl - from NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
    • The Remarkable Mallefowl - from Victorian Malleefowl Recovery Group

General Resources

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Summary of Provisions - from Genomics Gateway
http://www.bradford.ac.uk/acad/sbtwc/gateway/TRADE/CBD.HTM

Convention on Biological Diversity: Convention Text - full text available in several languages
http://www.biodiv.org/convention/articles.asp

Article 2. Use of Terms - preamble to the Convention on Biological Diversity
http://www.biodiv.org/convention/articles.asp?lg=0&a=cbd-02

Text of Article 8: In-situ Conservation
http://www.biodiv.org/convention/articles.asp?lg=0&a=cbd-08

Recovery Plans Adopted under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - from the Department of The Environment and Heritage
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/recovery/list-common.html

Protected Marine Species Identification Guide - from Fish SA
http://www.fishsa.com/SARFAC-ProtectedMarineSpecies-FINAL.pdf

Australia State of the Environment 2001
An online text
http://www.deh.gov.au/soe/2001/contents.html

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Conclusion

Bibliography

Resources for students of Stage 6 Biology - from New HSC Online, try and locate these books in the library
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/biology/resources/2250/bio_resources.html

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Follow-up Activities

Convention on Biological Biodiversity: Article 8

Convention on Biological Biodiversity: Article 10

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