SUPERSEDED - Approved Plan - OPW23/0084

                4.4.           Animal Welfare
           The clearing of native vegetation has a high potential of negatively impacting fauna and may lead to
           distress, injury, illness, orphanage, predation or death of fauna.

           Table 6. Strategies to manage animal welfare

            Issue                      Animal welfare

            Management                 Prevent fauna deaths and reduce disturbance to fauna.
            objective

            Requirements to            Before works:
            implement
                                          •   Ensure that works are not undertaken under environmental conditions that
                                              may result in additional impacts to fauna e.g. extreme weather.
                                          •   Ensure that works are timed to occur outside of key breeding seasons.
                                          •   A suitably qualified FSC is to undertake a Pre-Clearance survey within two
                                              [2] weeks of works commencing, to identify any potential animal welfare
                                              issues (e.g. active nests). Management strategies should be discussed,
                                              including how clearing can be conducted to minimize the risk to fauna.
                                          •   As per Noosa council recommendation, a pre-clearing trapping program will
                                              be implemented to target native ground-dwelling and arboreal fauna:
                                              o Trapping must be undertaken for a minimum of four [4] nights prior to the
                                                     commencement of works.
                                              o The following traps can be used:
                                                  i.   Pitfall traps
                                                 ii.   Small (Type A) Elliot traps- arboreal and terrestrial
                                                iii.   Large (Type B) Elliot traps- arboreal and terrestrial
                                               iv.     Cage traps
                                              o Traps will be baited with a mixture of peanut butter, honey and oats.
                                       During works:
                                          •   Ensure that the management strategies in 4.3. Fauna Management During
                                              Works are implemented and followed by all personnel.
                                          •   Fauna handling and relocation must only be carried out by personnel with a
                                              current Damage Mitigation Permit (DMP) and Animal Rehabilitation Permit
                                              (ARP) from DES.
                                          •   FSCs are required to transport injured wildlife to the closest designated
                                              veterinary clinic. Orphaned wildlife, for example unhatched bird eggs may be
                                              relinquished to a suitably qualified wildlife carer. The clinics closest to the
                                              Site are:
                                              Sunshine Coast Vets
                                              (8:30am – 5pm)
                                              (07) 5485 0088
                                              19 Reserve St, Pomona QLD 4568

                                              Eumundi Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
                                              (6:30am – 5pm)
                                              (07) 5442 8057
                                              1411 Eumundi Noosa Rd, Eumundi QLD 4562
                                          •   Invasive and introduced fauna are to be managed ethically by the FSC. This
                                              may include taking the animal to the nearest veterinary clinic for euthanasia.



           FAUNA MANAGEMENT PLAN | Summit Road, Pomona
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