Reference Document - Flora and Fauna Assessment - 132005.638.04

                                                                                                                                 Native Foresters




                 4.3      Fauna assessment

                 The vegetation and habitats on Site A support the breeding and habitation requirements of a
                 moderate diversity of native fauna, including the Endangered Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). A
                 fresh scat was detected in the north east of Site A. There are 13 WildNet and Wildcare records of
                 Koala to the west, north and south. A list of fauna species recorded during the survey is provided
                 in Table 5.

                 Small choruses of Vulnerable Wallum froglet (Crinia tinnula) were heard calling from ephemeral
                 ponds to the west of Eumundi Noosa Road and large populations are known to occur in the
                 groundwater dependent ecosystems to the east, however no froglets were heard calling on site
                 A. There were no ephemeral ponds noted on Site A, other than the drain near the entrance road.

                 There are records of Endangered Greater glider (Petauroides armillatus) within similar habitat
                 1km north of impact area (Hollett Road, Wildcare data), however scat detection survey is required
                 to confirm presence or absence of this cryptic species. Only two hollow-bearing trees were
                 identified on Site A, so whilst it may constitute a movement corridor for arboreal mammals, Site
                 A is considered unlikely to support a viable population of Greater gliders.

                                                               TABLE 5: Fauna survey results
                                        SCIENTIFIC NAME                              COMMON NAME
                                        BIRDS
                                        Cracticus torquatus                          Grey butcherbird
                                        Dacelo novaeguineae                          Laughing kookaburra
                                        Gymnorhina tibicen                           Australian magpie
                                        Macropygia phasianella                       Brown cuckoo-dove
                                        Myiagra rubecula                             Leaden flycatcher
                                        Philemon citreogularis                       Little friarbird
                                        Philemon corniculatus                        Noisy friarbird
                                        Rhipidura albiscapa                          Grey fantail
                                        Mammals
                                        Macropus giganteus                           Eastern grey kangaroo
                                        Phascolarctos cinereus                       Koala E
                                        Pseudocheirus peregrinus                     Common ringtail possum
                                        Rattus sp                                    A bush rat
                                        Amphibians
                                        Litoria nasuta                               Striped rocket frog
                                        Rhinella marina*                             Cane Toad
                                        Reptiles
                                        Lampropholis delicata                        Dark-flecked garden skink
                                       KEY:
                                       Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (E), Vulnerable (V), Near Threatened (NT), Special Least Concern (SL)
                                       Introduced (*)




                 Noosa Landfill & Resource Recovery Centre Expansion – Site A, Rev 2 – Fauna & Flora Assessment
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