Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Recovery Plan—Rostratula australis) Instrument 2023
2.1Historical causes of decline
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2.1 Historical causes of decline
It is thought that the Australian Painted Snipe has been in decline for some time, largely as a result of land use changes in the Murray–Darling Basin. The historical loss of temporary wetlands, through drainage and diversion for agriculture and reservoirs has caused a decrease in the population by >50 per cent over three generations (26 years). Substantial decreases in the reporting rate of the species between 1977 and 2007 coincided with major changes in water management in the Murray–Darling Basin, including diversion to irrigated agriculture (Kingsford 2000; Lane and Rogers 2000).