Biodiversity

Energy Resources of Australia Ltd's (ERA) Biodiversity Action Plan includes surveys of threatened species on the Ranger and Jabiluka leases, and weed management programmes.

Part of collaborative studies with the Northern Territory Government and Parks Australia, the threatened species studies address the decline of small native mammal fauna across the top end of Australia.

The decline appears to be due to inappropriate fire regimes, poisoning by cane toads, predation by feral cats, and disease.

ERA's work contributes to land use management plans which deliver a net positive impact on biodiversity value through avoidance, offsets or additional conservation actions.

In 2009, ERA completed whole of lease surveys of weeds and over 1,200 hours of weed control activities, including low intensity, patchy late wet season burning, and increased targeted weed spraying.

Weeds come into the Kakadu National Park and the Ranger Project Area primarily via roads and creeks from surrounding areas.