OPW25/0012 - Fauna Management Plan

Fauna Management Plan
3-7 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads




 Action             Task                                                     Responsibility       Timing
                    4) Where the licensed Fauna Spotter believes
                       that a construction activity may impact on
                       the welfare of wild animals, then the Fauna
                       Spotter may make an Animal Welfare
                       Direction in respect of construction
                       operations or activities. This direction may
                       define the timing of and actions or measures
                       required to protect the welfare of animals
                       likely to be affected by such operational
                       works, activities or structures 2. Any breach of
                       the direction may be considered to be a
                       breach of this Fauna Management Plan.
 Pre-clearing       1)   Once the area has been checked for wildlife,        Contractor,          Prior and
 and clearing            and the extent of the checked area clearly          Fauna Spotter,       during all
 process                 identified, the groundcover and midstory can        Site Manager         vegetation
                         be cleared utilising slashing or similar. Any                            clearing
                         hollow-bearing trees and/or other significant                            activities
                         habitat features identified during the initial
                         site inspection will be retained. All under
                         scrubbing works will be completed with a
                         suitably qualified Fauna Spotter in
                         attendance.
                    2) After under scrubbing of each area is
                       complete, native non-habitat trees (i.e. trees
                       other than those identified as habitat trees)
                       will be cleared and stockpiled for mulching
                       for use in rehabilitation areas. Clearing of
                       non-habitat trees will only occur where their
                       removal will not impact on identified habitat
                       trees (e.g., canopies do not interconnect with
                       habitat trees).
                    3) After under scrubbing and clearing of non-
                       habitat trees, an elevated work platform or
                       cherry-picker will be used in conjunction with
                       a chainsaw operator and suitably qualified
                       Fauna Spotter to inspect and remove hollows
                       as necessary prior to habitat tree felling.
                    4) When the fauna has been safely secured
                       within its hollow (or compensatory habitat /
                       nest box), the entire limb can then be placed
                       in the cherry-picker bucket or lowered to the
                       ground using ropes depending on the size of
                       the limb.




2
  An Animal Welfare Direction will only be used in circumstances in which the Fauna Spotter considers that there
exists a real and immediate risk to animal welfare.



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