OPW25/0012 - Fauna Management Plan

Fauna Management Plan
3-7 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads




 Action           Task                                                  Responsibility   Timing
                 3) Fauna Spotter must not authorise the felling
                    of a tree known to contain, or likely to
                    contain nesting birds, including any inactive
                    nests, by any means or method that is likely
                    to:
                      a) Injure or kill any wild animal; or,
                      b) Result in the unmanaged dispersal or
                         escape of birds.
                 4) Notwithstanding above, any tree containing
                    a nest that may have previously contained
                    wildlife, may be felled by any method if:
                      a) The Fauna Spotter has determined
                         definitively that no birds are present in
                         the tree at the time of felling; or,
                      b) The Fauna Spotter has removed all birds
                         from the tree immediately prior to
                         felling.
                 5) Methods which a Fauna Spotter may
                    approve and use for the felling of a tree
                    containing, or likely to contain, an active
                    nest are limited to:
                      a) Segmental removal of the tree by a tree
                         surgeon, with hollow‐bearing limbs
                         being checked by the Fauna Spotter and
                         cleared of fauna using a cherry picker;
                      b) Segmental removal of the tree by a tree
                         surgeon, with hollow‐bearing limbs
                         plugged and lowered to the ground for
                         inspection by the Fauna Spotter;
                      c) Use of an excavator with vertical grab to
                         lower the main trunk (after removal of
                         lateral limbs); or,
                      d) A combination of the above methods.
                 5) For smaller trees, or in circumstances where
                    access of a cherry picker is impossible, an
                    excavator with a vertical tree‐grab
                    attachment may be used to lower a tree to
                    the ground for inspection by the Fauna
                    Spotter.
 A bird is       1)   Wait until the roosting bird has left the tree.   Contractor,      During
 found                                                                  Fauna Spotter    all
 roosting in a                                                                           clearing
 tree                                                                                    activities
 Bats are        1)   See methods for a tree hollow is observed /       Contractor,      During
 found                found to be inhabited, above.                     Fauna Spotter    all




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