250704 Fauna Management Plan v1.0

Fauna Management Plan
44 Hoy Road, Lake MacDonald


  Action           Task                                                   Responsibility       Timing
                     ˗ Outline the procedure for compliance with
                       any Animal Welfare Directions, and,
                     ˗ Discuss any outstanding issues or questions
                       with regard to roles and responsibilities.




5.2 CLEARING & CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES


During clearing and construction activities there are several procedures and actions that
must be followed to ensure vegetation clearing is managed correctly, and that any fauna
observed on site are appropriately protected and managed. Procedures and actions
include ensuring that a Wildlife Spotter Catcher is on site and managing the vegetation
clearing activities, and that clearing is occurring in a staged method that allows all fauna
to move off the site unimpeded.

Table 2 summarises the activities and management responses which need to be carried
out during the construction phase of the development.

TABLE 2: CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.

  Action          Task                                                    Responsibility       Timing
 Supervise        • Licensed Wildlife Spotter Catcher is to:              Contractor,          Immediately
 clearing works                                                           Wildlife Spotter     prior, during
                    ˗ Supervise and be present on each day that
                                                                          Catcher, Project /   and following
                      vegetation clearing takes place.
                                                                          Site Manager         all vegetation
                    ˗ Inspect site vegetation with contractor ahead
                                                                                               clearing
                      of clearing to check for presence of fauna.
                                                                                               activities
                    ˗ Maintain, a clear view of vegetation or habitat
                      features being cleared by machinery, such
                      that wild animals that are disturbed or
                      uncovered during such activities are rapidly
                      detected.
                    ˗ Maintain two‐way radio contact with
                      machinery operators during the removal of
                      vegetation or other potential habitat features.

                  • If wildlife is detected during such activities, the
                    Wildlife Spotter Catcher must take immediate
                    action to notify the machinery operator to cease
                    work, either verbally using two-way radio or by
                    visual commands, until such time as the wildlife
                    is captured or otherwise removed from danger.
                    Trees containing fauna must not be felled until
                    the fauna has been removed by a certified
                    spotter catcher.
                  • Wildlife observed to be utilising trees or other
                    habitat features prior to, and immediately
                    following, clearing activities to be managed in
                    accordance with management procedures
                    outlined under relevant fauna management
                    scenarios in Table 5.




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