250704 Fauna Management Plan v1.0

Fauna Management Plan
44 Hoy Road, Lake McDonald



PRE-CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY CHECKLIST.

  Action             Task                                                   Responsibility        Timing
 Appoint             • Appoint licensed Wildlife Spotter Catcher.           Project / Site        Prior to any
 licensed Wildlife     Licensed Wildlife Spotter Catcher is a person or     Manager,              vegetation
 Spotter Catcher       company holding a current Rehabilitation             Wildlife Spotter      clearing
                       Permit issued by the State Government.               Catcher
                     • Advise Council of appointment of licensed
                       Wildlife Spotter Catcher.
 Pre-clearing        • Undertake a survey of the fauna habitat              Environmental         Prior to any
 survey of fauna       features of impacted vegetation, including           scientist, Wildlife   vegetation
 habitat features      number of hollows removed and what fauna             Spotter Catcher       clearing
 impacted by           species are likely to be impacted, number of
 vegetation            hollow logs, as well as number of nests or
 clearing
                       possum dens. The location and details of
                       additional habitat features that have not
                       already been identified in this FMP should be
                       recorded and mapped using a GPS, with
                       hollow-bearing trees marked with flagging tape
                       to assist in relocating those able to be
                       salvaged.
                     • A scaled map showing the location of the
                       habitat features is to be prepared and included
                       in the pre-clearing survey report (refer below).
                     • Include as part of this survey the identity of any
                       fauna species confirmed as occupying or
                       utilising hollows, including native bees and their
                       hives (e.g. Trigona spp., Austroplebeia spp.).
                     • Vegetation containing Koala(s) and other fauna
                       is to be demarcated with high visibility flagging
                       tape.
 Pre-clearing        • The Wildlife Spotter Catcher is to compile and       Wildlife Spotter      Prior to the
 survey report         submit a pre-clearing survey report to Council,      Catcher, Project /    pre-start
                       detailing all of the abovementioned survey           Site Manager          meeting
                       results. This is to include the location and a
                       description of all flagged habitat features,
                       along with recommendations on appropriate
                       clearing methodologies and fauna capture /
                       removal techniques. A scaled map showing the
                       location of the habitat features is to be
                       prepared and included in the pre-clearing
                       survey report.
 Site induction      • The Wildlife Spotter Catcher must clearly            Contractor,           Prior to any
 and                   define the allowable and non‐allowable               Wildlife Spotter      vegetation
 preliminaries         methods of vegetation clearing, such that the        Catcher, Project /    clearing
                       risk of harm or death to wild animals is             Site Manager
                       minimised prior to the commencement of
                       clearing works.
                     • The Wildlife Spotter Catcher must identify any
                       requirements for special plant or equipment
                       (such as cherry pickers or cranes).




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