Threat Abatement Plan for Infection of amphibians with chytrid fungus resulting in chytridiomycosis
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Action group 4.1 - Establish communication pathways and share information
Action 4.1.1: Inform the community about basic disease management for chytridiomycosis and the risks of transporting potentially infected amphibians, water and other transmitting agents, as they are identified (Category 2).
Action 4.1.2: Educate the community to ensure support for, and compliance with, existing legislation and regulations, targeting groups at higher risk of spreading the fungus e.g. pet trade, researchers, schools, wildlife carers, as well as campers, bushwalkers, the tourist industry, and other recreational users in contact with fresh water (Category 2).
Action 4.1.3: Use proactive strategies to inform and motivate key groups within the community, in particular members of frog naturalists groups, wildlife carers and veterinarians (Category 2).
Action 4.1.4: Identify or establish an objective, credible source which can disseminate information to stakeholders, including detection of outbreaks, and can assist in the coordination of responses to outbreaks particularly in chytridiomycosis-free areas (Category 2).
Action 4.1.5: The organisation identified in Action 4.1.4 to collate, analyse, interpret and disseminate data on chytridiomycosis occurrence and prevalence to wildlife managers, researchers and the public (Category 2).
Action 4.1.6: Encourage coordination of research on infection with the amphibian chytrid, chytridiomycosis and its control. Make available an online database, at the Amphibian Diseases Home Page, of past and current research projects and contacts for researchers (Category 2).
Action 4.1.7: Publish the list of research priorities listed under Objective 3 online at the Amphibian Diseases Home Page (Category 4).
Action 4.1.8: Encourage collaborative research on chytridiomycosis and its impact on amphibian populations across disciplines and institutions, including joint supervision of research students across disciplines and institutions (Category 4).
Action 4.1.9: Establish a national database of names, locations, activities and contact details of organisations and individuals breeding and carrying out captive husbandry of native Australian frogs and made publicly available on the internet (Category 4).
Action 4.1.10: Place signage at entrances to national parks, forestry reserves, and other areas containing water bodies controlled by state and territory departments that have had cases of chytridiomycosis, to inform the public that the water catchment is chytrid positive and giving details on simple strategies to be followed to reduce the likelihood of the amphibian chytrid being taken from the site (Category 4).