OPW Fauna Management Plan RFI Response · OPW25/0057

Fauna Management Plan v1                                                                   NCES REF: J001343
Lot 105 on SP118458 – 62 Lake MacDonald Drive, Cooroy, QLD



remedied as soon as possible following completion of clearing works.
5.3       Fauna Spotter/Catcher
A suitably qualified and experienced licensed fauna spotter/catcher is to be present for the duration
of clearing works to monitor and manage fauna species observed during the clearing process.
Individual trees within and immediately adjacent to the clearing zone will continue to be inspected
from ground level to canopy throughout each day’s clearing activities.
The management of fauna may require specific actions as follows:
      •    Directing clearing contractors to undertake clearing in a direction that encourages wildlife to
           move off-site unassisted and toward adjacent suitable habitat;
      •    Directing clearing contractors to undertake sequential clearing of understorey vegetation
           prior to potential/known habitat trees to disturb the existing habitat and encourage wildlife to
           move off-site;
      •    Directing clearing contractors to retain individual standing trees that are host to wildlife until
           the wildlife has moved on;
      •    Directing clearing contractors to retain all felled hollow bearing trees (if present) in-situ until
           they have been thoroughly inspected and where fauna is identified then the trees be left in-
           situ overnight to allow fauna to move to nearby habitat;
      •    Monitoring potential nests for signs of active occupation prior to clearance of the tree and
           where fauna is identified (i.e., nestlings) leaving the tree standing until it has been vacated;
      •    Hand capture of displaced fauna that is unable to move off site without assistance;
      •    Herding macropods and other terrestrial fauna away from the clearing footprint;
      •    Monitoring of bird and other species utilising the site (other than those known to be nesting
           on site);
      •    Immediate on-site assessment of injured fauna and delivery to the nearest veterinarian for
           treatment if required; and
      •    Delivery of injured or orphaned fauna to wildlife carers for rehabilitation where veterinary
           inspection is not warranted.

5.4       Koalas
Clearing of koala habitat trees with a trunk diameter of more than 10cm at 1.3m above the ground is
to be carried out in the presence of a koala spotter. The clearing of koala habitat trees must be
carried out in a way that complies with the sequential clearing conditions for Koala District A, as
outlined in Part 3 of the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017 and requirements for
native vegetation clearing as outlined in Part 3 of the Planning Regulation 2017. This is achieved by
ensuring that not more than 50% of the site is cleared in any 1 stage (as the clearing area is less
than 6ha). Clearing must also ensure that between each stage and the next there is at least 1 period
of 12 hours starting at 6p.m. on a day and ending at 6a.m. on the following day during which no trees
are cleared on the site.

5.5       Fauna Monitoring
During vegetation clearing, the fauna spotter/catcher is to monitor all fauna that may be at risk of
injury or death by the vegetation clearing. The fauna spotter/catcher is responsible for removing all
wildlife from within the clearance zone to minimise the potential for injury or death.




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