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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Recovery Plan—Australian Fairy Tern (Sternula nereis nereis)) Instrument 2022
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The Australian Fairy Tern is listed as threatened under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), and under State legislation (Table 1) in all parts of its range, except New South Wales. This species was included in the Vulnerable category under the EPBC Act in 2011 due to decreases in the number of mature individuals over much of its breeding range. Predation by introduced species, disturbance and inappropriate water level management are thought to have contributed most to this decrease.