Attachment 6a - Ecological Assessment Part 1 · MCU18/0015

                           Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



       extent of the impact on Vulnerable wildlife and develop effective mitigation
       measures.

The proposed management intent for Near Threatened wildlife includes the following:
   •   to regularly monitor and review the wildlife’s conservation status and its habitat;
   •   to recognize the habitat of the wildlife as a potentially critical habitat or area of
       major interest; and
   •   to monitor and review the adequacy of environmental impact assessment
       procedures to ensure that they take into account the need to accurately assess the
       extent of the impact on Near Threatened wildlife and develop effective mitigation
       measures.


7.3.2 Requirements for EVNT Flora Species
The protected plants flora survey trigger map shows high risk areas for protected plants.
High risk areas represent areas where endangered, vulnerable or near threatened plants
are known to exist or are likely to exist. Clearing in high risk areas may require a flora
survey and/or clearing permit.

If the flora survey does not detect any Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened (EVNT)
plants in the clearing impact area or the impacts on EVNT plants can be avoided (i.e.
clearing will not take place within 100 m of the EVNT plants), a clearing permit is not
required but an exempt clearing notification must be submitted to the Department of
Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) within one (1) year of the survey being
undertaken and at least one (1) week prior to the clearing commencing.

If the flora survey identifies the presence of EVNT plants in the clearing impact area, a
clearing permit is required before any potential clearing. The clearing permit authorises
the clearing of an area of land rather than the individual species of plant present. The
application for a clearing permit must include a flora survey report and an impact
management report.


7.3.3 Requirements for EVNT Fauna Species
Under the Nature Conservation (Wildlife Management) Regulation (2006) tampering with
an animal breeding place of protected animals that are classified as extinct in the wild,
endangered, vulnerable, near threatened (ENVT), special least concern, colonial breeder
or least concern is prohibited except under specific conditions. Animal breeding places
include obvious structures such as bird nests and tree hollows, as well as more cryptic
places such as amphibian or reptile habitat where breeding takes place.

For any proposed activity that will impact on breeding places of protected animals an
Species Management Program (SMP) for that species is required. An SMP is only required
where an animal breeding place has been identified and activities are proposed to tamper




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