A framework for the improved management of threatened species based on Population Viability Analysis (PVA)

Considerable funding and effort is dedicated to the conservation and recovery of threatened species in Australia. We describe a series of five iterative steps that will improve the effectiveness of programmes for threatened species management. These steps are best integrated using Population Viability Analysis (PVA) in an approach to management where the key stages are completed concurrently. In this way management actions for the conservation of threatened species can be regularly assessed and upgraded as more information and improved computer simulation models become available.