This species has been assigned to the Partnership (widespread) management stream under the Saving our Species (SoS) program.
Justification for allocation to this management stream
Less than 10% of the species occurs within NSW.
Conservation status
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Status in NSW:
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Endangered
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Commonwealth status:
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Not listed
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Listed prior to 1996 |
Strategic importance
Bolam’s Mouse has been recorded consistently in the semi-arid vegetation of NSW, including Scotia Mallee vegetation and other woodland habitats (e.g. chenopod shrublands). In NSW the extent of the species range is not well known, and current accepted distribution may reflect higher survey effort in Mallee vegetation than other vegetation types rather than the actual distribution. The species can be easily confused with Sandy Inland Mouse, which has an overlapping distribution and similar morphological characteristics. Connectivity between populations in other states is not understood because of scattered occurrence data and a lack of survey effort in some areas. In South Australia the species is not listed as threatened, but it is typically sparsely detected across its known range, except in wetter years. The species is extinct from Victoria. Local populations of Bolam’s Mouse experience boom and bust cycles, showing marked variation in relation to rainfall, with substantial population increases following wet periods and population decreases during dry periods. It is likely that Bolam’s mouse populations become locally extinct, or reduced to low and difficult to detect numbers, when conditions are poor. Small and medium-sized mammals have experienced high extinction rates in Australia’s Mallee communities with few species persisting, even in large expanses of native vegetation. Management of threats to Bolam’s Mouse habitat in NSW is important to ensure its long-term security in the state.
Conservation status in other Australian jurisdictions
Conservation status in other Australian jurisdictions not available.
Management objectives
The SoS strategy aims to secure the species in the wild for 100 years and maintain its conservation status under the BC Act.
The SoS strategy aims to secure the species in the wild in NSW for 100 years and maintain its conservation status under the BC Act. The SoS strategy also aims to engage local communities in the species' conservation and to encourage the NSW community to identify with it as a flagship for threatened species conservation.
This SoS strategy aims to secure this population in the long-term and maintain its conservation status under the
BC Act.
This SoS strategy aims to ensure the security of this species in the long-term and maintain its conservation status under the
BC Act.
This SoS strategy aims to ensure that the species is secure in the wild in NSW and that its NSW geographic range is extended or maintained and maintain its conservation status under the
BC Act.
This SoS strategy aims to secure critical populations of this species in NSW in the long-term and maintain its conservation status under the
BC Act.
The SoS strategy aims to secure this population in the long-term.
The SoS strategy aims to maximise the viability of the ecological community and maintain its conservation status under the
BC Act.
The SoS strategy aims to minimise current and future impacts of the key threatening process on priority biodiversity values, including threatened species and ecological integrity. This objective aligns with the
BC Act legislation.
Species sightings and management sites across NSW
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How will this species be managed?
Key management sites for this threatened species are being identified by the NSW Government
and other program partners, where feasible, cost-effective and beneficial management actions can be undertaken.
Currently, 1 management site has been identified for this threatened species.
Management sites