Ecological Assessment Report

J000206-002-R-Rev1                                                                                                                                                                                  June 2016




                                                                               EPBC
                                                                    NC Act                                                                              Potential to occur in the    Recorded
                     Scientific Name          Common Name                       Act                               Habitat***
                                                                    Status*                                                                                  project area           Sightings****
                                                                              Status**

                                                                                         The Pink Underwing Moth is found below the altitude of
                                                                                         600 m in undisturbed, subtropical rainforest. It occurs in
         Phyllodes imperialis smithersi     Pink Underwing Moth        -         E       association with the vine Carronia multisepalea, a                     Unlikley            Not Recorded
                                                                                         collapsed shrub that provides the food and habitat the
                                                                                         moth requires in order to breed
         Mammals
                                                                                         Blue whale habitat is variable between the two subspecies
                                                                                         found in Australian waters. The Antarctic blue whale tends
                                                                                         to remain at higher latitudes and migrate to lower latitudes
         Balaenoptera musculus                  Blue Whale            LC       E, M                                                                                Nill             Not Recorded
                                                                                         for feeding, breeding and calving during the Australian
                                                                                         summer, whilst some remain within the Antarctic waters
                                                                                         year-round
                                                                                         Records from south-east Queensland suggest that
                                                                                         rainforest and moist eucalypt forest habitats are highly
         Chalinolobus dwyeri                Large-eared Pied Bat,     V          V       imprtant to the species. Almost always found close to                  Unlikley            Not Recorded
                                                                                         sandstone cliffs with box gum woodlands and riverine /
                                                                                         rainforest corridors
                                                                                         The Northern Quoll occupies a diversity of habitats across
                                                                                         its range which includes rocky areas, eucalypt forest and
                                                                                         woodlands, rainforests, sandy lowlands and beaches,
         Dasyurus hallucatus                   Northern Quoll         LC         E       shrubland, grasslands and desert (Threatened Species                   Unlikley            Not Recorded
                                                                                         Scientific Committee 2005aq). Northern Quoll are also
                                                                                         known to occupy non rocky lowland habitats such as
                                                                                         beachscrub communities in central Queensland.

                                                                                         Habitat requirements include suitable den sites such as
                                                                                         hollow logs, tree hollows, rock outcrops or caves (NPWS
         Dasyurus maculatus maculatus (SE
                                              Spot-tailed Quoll       V          E       1999at). Individuals also require an abundance of food,                Unlikley            Not Recorded
         mainland population)
                                                                                         such as birds and small mammals, and large areas of
                                                                                         relatively intact vegetation through which to forage
                                                                                         The feeding habitat of the southern right whale is very
                                                                                         poorly known and there have been no dedicated studies in
                                                                                         feeding areas. Based on sightings information, most
         Eubalaena australis                Southern Right Whale      LC       E, M                                                                                Nill             Not Recorded
                                                                                         feeding areas are thought to be in deeper offshore waters
                                                                                         ranging from sub-Antarctic areas to locations south of 60°
                                                                                         S
                                                                                         The Great Barrier Reef complex and the Kimberley Region
                                                                                         are important breeding and calving grounds for Humpback
         Megaptera novaeangliae              Humpback Whale           V          V       Whales. Hervey Bay and the Whitsundays appear to be                       Nill             Not Recorded
                                                                                         important resting grounds for mothers and calves of the
                                                                                         east coast population on their southward migration




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