{"id":578,"date":"2026-10-16T21:12:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/?page_id=578"},"modified":"2026-10-17T12:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T01:26:00","slug":"faunal-habitats","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/restoration-standards\/examples-and-case-studies-supporting-the-australian-standards\/faunal-habitats\/","title":{"rendered":"2. Faunal Habitat Restoration and Reintroductions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Examples of faunal habitat restoration and reintroductions.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #106313\"><strong>1. Aquatic<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n1a. Ghost nets, <\/strong>Northern Territory<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2019\/10\/20\/addressing-ghost-nets-in-australia-and-beyond-update-of-emr-feature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2019\/10\/20\/addressing-ghost-nets-in-australia-and-beyond-update-of-emr-feature\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ALSO SEE<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanearthfoundation.org.au\/ghostnets-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/oceanearthfoundation.org.au\/ghostnets-australia\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AND<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/australianmarineparks.gov.au\/management\/partnerships\/ghost-nets-and-marine-debris-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/australianmarineparks.gov.au\/management\/partnerships\/ghost-nets-and-marine-debris-initiative\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1b. Installing fish hotels<\/strong>, Queensland<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/05\/dewfish-demonstration-reach-restoring-native-fish-populations-in-the-condamine-catchment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/05\/dewfish-demonstration-reach-restoring-native-fish-populations-in-the-condamine-catchment\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1c. Growling Grass Frog introductions<\/strong>, Victoria<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2025\/04\/11\/reintroducing-the-threatened-growling-grass-frog-to-winton-wetlands-victoria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2025\/04\/11\/reintroducing-the-threatened-growling-grass-frog-to-winton-wetlands-victoria\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1d. Mudflat restoration for shorebird habitat<\/strong>, New South Wales<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2023\/08\/25\/shorebird-habitat-restoration-in-the-hunter-wetlands-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2023\/08\/25\/shorebird-habitat-restoration-in-the-hunter-wetlands-national-park\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #106313\"><strong>2. Terrestrial <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n2a. Booderee National Park faunal reintroductions<\/strong>, Australian Capital Territory<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/27\/restoration-and-conservation-in-an-iconic-national-park-update-of-emr-feature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2019\/06\/27\/restoration-and-conservation-in-an-iconic-national-park-update-of-emr-feature\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-615\" src=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2026\/10\/Christensen-Fig-3-bilby-tailtag_CS-REDUCED-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2026\/10\/Christensen-Fig-3-bilby-tailtag_CS-REDUCED-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2026\/10\/Christensen-Fig-3-bilby-tailtag_CS-REDUCED-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2026\/10\/Christensen-Fig-3-bilby-tailtag_CS-REDUCED-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2026\/10\/Christensen-Fig-3-bilby-tailtag_CS-REDUCED-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2026\/10\/Christensen-Fig-3-bilby-tailtag_CS-REDUCED-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/files\/2026\/10\/Christensen-Fig-3-bilby-tailtag_CS-REDUCED.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2b. Lord Howe Island Phasmid translocation<\/strong>, New South Wales<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhib.nsw.gov.au\/news\/householder-lord-howe-island-phasmid-translocation-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.lhib.nsw.gov.au\/news\/householder-lord-howe-island-phasmid-translocation-update<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2c. Restoring Gang Gang cockatoo habitat<\/strong>, Australian Capital Territory<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2026\/05\/21\/restoring-woodland-and-building-community-on-red-hill-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2026\/05\/21\/restoring-woodland-and-building-community-on-red-hill-act\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2d. Grey-crowned Babbler habitat restoration<\/strong>, Victoria<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2019\/09\/24\/2527\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2019\/09\/24\/2527\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2e. Koala habitat restoration in the Gold coast hinterland<\/strong>, Queensland<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2026\/01\/16\/empowering-communities-for-koala-habitat-restoration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2026\/01\/16\/empowering-communities-for-koala-habitat-restoration\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2f. Regent Honeyeater habitat restoration in Lurg Hills<\/strong>, Victoria<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/05\/update-on-regent-honeyeater-habitat-restoration-project-7-years-on-lurg-hills-victoria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/05\/update-on-regent-honeyeater-habitat-restoration-project-7-years-on-lurg-hills-victoria\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2g. Restoring mistletoe for Regent Honeyeater,<\/strong> New South Wales<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2024\/06\/26\/restoring-mistletoe-on-wonnarua-country-hunter-valley-nsw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2024\/06\/26\/restoring-mistletoe-on-wonnarua-country-hunter-valley-nsw\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2h. Artificial hollows for arboreal mammals, <\/strong>Victoria<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2024\/01\/10\/exploring-bottom-up-approaches-to-ecosystem-repair-in-victorias-central-goldfields\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2024\/01\/10\/exploring-bottom-up-approaches-to-ecosystem-repair-in-victorias-central-goldfields\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2i. Purple Copper Butterfly habitat restoration and reintroduction<\/strong>, Lithgow, NSW<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2019\/09\/30\/butterfly-population-persists-10-years-after-emergency-habitat-restoration-and-translocation-update-to-emr-feature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2019\/09\/30\/butterfly-population-persists-10-years-after-emergency-habitat-restoration-and-translocation-update-to-emr-feature\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2j. Arid Recovery feral-proof fence, <\/strong>South Australia<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/15\/arid-recovery-roxby-downs-south-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/15\/arid-recovery-roxby-downs-south-australia\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2k. Fox- and cat-proof fencing at Mulligan\u2019s Flat<\/strong>, Australian Capital Territory<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mulligansflat.org.au\/sanctuary-faqs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.mulligansflat.org.au\/sanctuary-faqs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2l. Feral- proof fencing Cranbourne<\/strong>, Victoria<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2011\/10\/26\/the-use-of-fauna-gates-to-facilitate-the-movement-of-southern-brown-bandicoots-isoodon-obesulus-through-a-feral-proof-fence-at-the-royal-botanic-gardens-cranbourne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2011\/10\/26\/the-use-of-fauna-gates-to-facilitate-the-movement-of-southern-brown-bandicoots-isoodon-obesulus-through-a-feral-proof-fence-at-the-royal-botanic-gardens-cranbourne\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2m. Ku-ring-gai Flying-fox Reserve<\/strong>, New South Wales<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2019\/09\/26\/ku-ring-gai-flying-fox-reserve-habitat-restoration-project-at-gordon-2000-2019-update-of-emr-feature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2019\/09\/26\/ku-ring-gai-flying-fox-reserve-habitat-restoration-project-at-gordon-2000-2019-update-of-emr-feature\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2n. Coorong Lower Lakes Murray Mouth restoring for birdlife<\/strong>, South Australia<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.environment.sa.gov.au\/topics\/water-and-river-murray\/projects-plans-security-and-legislation\/water-projects\/coorong\/current-projects\/on-ground-works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.environment.sa.gov.au\/topics\/water-and-river-murray\/projects-plans-security-and-legislation\/water-projects\/coorong\/current-projects\/on-ground-works<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Examples of faunal habitat restoration and reintroductions. 1. Aquatic 1a. Ghost nets, Northern Territory https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2019\/10\/20\/addressing-ghost-nets-in-australia-and-beyond-update-of-emr-feature\/ ALSO SEE https:\/\/oceanearthfoundation.org.au\/ghostnets-australia\/ AND https:\/\/australianmarineparks.gov.au\/management\/partnerships\/ghost-nets-and-marine-debris-initiative\/ &nbsp; 1b. Installing fish hotels, Queensland https:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/05\/dewfish-demonstration-reach-restoring-native-fish-populations-in-the-condamine-catchment\/ &nbsp; 1c. Growling [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"parent":619,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-578","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":804,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/578\/revisions\/804"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}