Editing Plains-wanderer (section)

==Status and conservation==
Population decline has been caused by the conversion of native [[grassland]]s to cultivation and intensive predation by the introduced [[Red fox|fox]]—the species' ground-nesting habits, poor flying ability, and tendency to run rather than fly from predators make it easy prey for the fox.<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.1111/emr.12221| issn = 1442-8903| volume = 17| issue = 3| pages = 235–242| last1 = Baker-Gabb| first1 = David| last2 = Antos| first2 = Mark| last3 = Brown| first3 = Geoff| title = Recent decline of the critically endangered Plains-wanderer (''Pedionomus torquatus''), and the application of a simple method for assessing its cause: major changes in grassland structure| journal = Ecological Management & Restoration| date = 2016| bibcode = 2016EcoMR..17..235B}}</ref> [[Important Bird Area|Sites]] identified by [[BirdLife International]] as being important for plains-wanderer conservation are [[Boolcoomatta, Bindarrah and Kalkaroo Stations Important Bird Area|Boolcoomatta, Bindarrah and Kalkaroo Stations]] in north-eastern South Australia, [[Diamantina National Park|Diamantina]] and [[Astrebla Downs National Park|Astrebla Grasslands]] in western [[Queensland]], [[Patho Plains Important Bird Area|Patho Plains]] in northern [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and the [[Riverina Plains Important Bird Area|Riverina Plains]] in New South Wales.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/Plains-wanderer |title= Plains-wanderer |accessdate=2012-11-04 |work= Important Bird Areas |first= |last= |publisher= BirdLife International |year= 2012}}</ref> 

A crucial aspect of Plains-wanderer conservation is their habitat needs. They require grasslands with both open and denser vegetation for foraging and roosting, which is essential for their survival and recovery.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Nugent |first1=Daniel T. |last2=Baker-Gabb |first2=David J. |last3=Green |first3=Peter |last4=Ostendorf |first4=Bertram |last5=Dawlings |first5=Finella |last6=Clarke |first6=Rohan H. |last7=Morgan |first7=John W. |date=2022 |title=Multi-scale habitat selection by a cryptic, critically endangered grassland bird—The Plains-wanderer ( Pedionomus torquatus ): Implications for habitat management and conservation |journal=Austral Ecology |language=en |volume=47 |issue=3 |pages=698–712 |doi=10.1111/aec.13157 |s2cid=247098208 |issn=1442-9985|doi-access=free |bibcode=2022AusEc..47..698N }}</ref>

===International===
This bird is listed as [[Endangered]] on the 2022 [[IUCN Red List]].<ref name =iucn/>

===Australia===
Plains-wanderers are listed as [[critically endangered species|critically endangered]] under the Australian ''[[Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999]]'' (EPBC Act). Their conservation status varies from state to state within Australia:<ref name=sprat>{{cite web | title=Pedionomus torquatus — Plains-wanderer| website=Species Profile and Threats Database|publisher= [[Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water]], [[Australian Government]]| url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=906 | access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref>  

* [[New South Wales]]: Endangered, under the ''[[Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (NSW)]]'' (February 2022 list)
* [[Queensland]]: Critically Endangered, under Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020 (November 2021 list)
* [[South Australia]]: Endangered, under the ''[[National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972]]'' (January 2020 list)
* [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]]: Critically Endangered, under the ''[[Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988]]'' (October 2021 list)

A 2018 study ranked it sixth in a list of Australian birds most likely to go extinct.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Geyle | first1=Hayley M. | last2=Woinarski | first2=John C. Z. | last3=Baker | first3=G. Barry | last4=Dickman | first4=Chris R. | last5=Dutson | first5=Guy | last6=Fisher | first6=Diana O. | last7=Ford | first7=Hugh | last8=Holdsworth | first8=Mark | last9=Jones | first9=Menna E. | last10=Kutt | first10=Alex | last11=Legge | first11=Sarah | last12=Leiper | first12=Ian | last13=Loyn | first13=Richard | last14=Murphy | first14=Brett P. | last15=Menkhorst | first15=Peter | last16=Reside | first16=April E. | last17=Ritchie | first17=Euan G. | last18=Roberts | first18=Finley E. | last19=Tingley | first19=Reid | last20=Garnett | first20=Stephen T.|display-authors=2 | title=Quantifying extinction risk and forecasting the number of impending Australian bird and mammal extinctions | journal=[[Pacific Conservation Biology]] | volume=24 | issue=2 | date=20 April 2018 | issn=2204-4604 | doi=10.1071/PC18006 | pages=157–167 | url=https://www.publish.csiro.au/pc/PC18006 | access-date=11 July 2022| doi-access=free | hdl=10536/DRO/DU:30109156 | hdl-access=free }} [https://www.publish.csiro.au/pc/pdf/PC18006 PDF]</ref>

=== Conservation efforts ===
A captive population was established in late 2018 within a purpose-built facility containing 30 aviaries at [[Taronga Western Plains Zoo]] in [[Dubbo]]. These captive individuals will form an [[insurance population]] as part of a breed-and-release program to support the wild population, as part of the national conservation plan for the species.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/6721684/dubbo-zoo-welcomes-two-critically-endangered-chicks/|title=Dubbo Zoo welcomes two critically endangered chicks|date=2020-04-14|website=Daily Liberal|language=en|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>