Reference Document Fauna Management Plan OPW25-0057 · OPW25/0057

            Fauna Management Plan v1                                                                   NCES REF: J001343
            Lot 105 on SP118458 – 62 Lake MacDonald Drive, Cooroy, QLD



            remedied as soon as possible following completion of clearing works.
            5.3       Fauna Spotter/Catcher
            A suitably qualified and experienced licensed fauna spotter/catcher is to be present for the duration
            of clearing works to monitor and manage fauna species observed during the clearing process.
            Individual trees within and immediately adjacent to the clearing zone will continue to be inspected
            from ground level to canopy throughout each day’s clearing activities.
            The management of fauna may require specific actions as follows:
                  •    Directing clearing contractors to undertake clearing in a direction that encourages wildlife to
                       move off-site unassisted and toward adjacent suitable habitat;
                  •    Directing clearing contractors to undertake sequential clearing of understorey vegetation
                       prior to potential/known habitat trees to disturb the existing habitat and encourage wildlife to
                       move off-site;
                  •    Directing clearing contractors to retain individual standing trees that are host to wildlife until
                       the wildlife has moved on;
                  •    Directing clearing contractors to retain all felled hollow bearing trees (if present) in-situ until
                       they have been thoroughly inspected and where fauna is identified then the trees be left in-
                       situ overnight to allow fauna to move to nearby habitat;
                  •    Monitoring potential nests for signs of active occupation prior to clearance of the tree and
                       where fauna is identified (i.e., nestlings) leaving the tree standing until it has been vacated;
                  •    Hand capture of displaced fauna that is unable to move off site without assistance;
                  •    Herding macropods and other terrestrial fauna away from the clearing footprint;
                  •    Monitoring of bird and other species utilising the site (other than those known to be nesting
                       on site);
                  •    Immediate on-site assessment of injured fauna and delivery to the nearest veterinarian for
                       treatment if required; and
                  •    Delivery of injured or orphaned fauna to wildlife carers for rehabilitation where veterinary
                       inspection is not warranted.

            5.4       Koalas
            Clearing of koala habitat trees with a trunk diameter of more than 10cm at 1.3m above the ground is
            to be carried out in the presence of a koala spotter. The clearing of koala habitat trees must be
            carried out in a way that complies with the sequential clearing conditions for Koala District A, as
            outlined in Part 3 of the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017 and requirements for
            native vegetation clearing as outlined in Part 3 of the Planning Regulation 2017. This is achieved by
            ensuring that not more than 50% of the site is cleared in any 1 stage (as the clearing area is less
            than 6ha). Clearing must also ensure that between each stage and the next there is at least 1 period
            of 12 hours starting at 6p.m. on a day and ending at 6a.m. on the following day during which no trees
            are cleared on the site.

            5.5       Fauna Monitoring
            During vegetation clearing, the fauna spotter/catcher is to monitor all fauna that may be at risk of
            injury or death by the vegetation clearing. The fauna spotter/catcher is responsible for removing all
            wildlife from within the clearance zone to minimise the potential for injury or death.




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